God's problem
Subtitle: how the Bible fails to answer our most important question-- why we suffer
By: Bart D. Ehrman.
Edition: 1st Harperluxe ed.
Publisher: HarperLuxe
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9780061470356
Subjects: Suffering -- Religious aspects; Suffering -- Biblical teaching
Description: In times of questioning and despair people often quote the Bible to provide answers. Surprisingly, though, the Bible does not have one answer but many "answers" that often contradict one another. For renowned Bible scholar Bart Ehrman the question of why there is so much suffering in the world is more than a haunting thought. Ehrman's inability to reconcile the claims of faith with the facts of real life led the former pastor of the Princeton Baptist Church to reject Christianity. In God's Problem Ehrman discusses his personal anguish upon discovering the Bible's contradictory explanations for suffering and invites people of all faiths--and none--to confront our deepest questions about how God engages the world and each of us.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.