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The Problem of Pain
- 148 pages · about 2 hours
- First published 1940
- 51 editions
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1 About this book
Why must humanity suffer? In this elegant and thoughtful work, C. S. Lewis questions the pain and suffering that occur everyday and how this contrasts with the notion of a God that is both omnipotent and good. An answer to this critical theological problem is found within these pages.
"If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?" And what about the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? The greatest Christian thinker of our time sets out to disentangle these knotty issues. With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C. S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares his hope and wisdom to help heal a world hungering for a true understanding of human nature.
- Religion & Spirituality
- Morals
- Medical Philosophy
- Pain
- Suffering
- Good and evil
- Suffering, religious aspects
- Christian life
2 About C. S. Lewis
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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