Overview
A challenging and thoughtful reflection about the question of how a merciful God can allow evil.
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Author: Adrian Roberts ,
Helen-Ann Hartley
Publisher: Sacristy Press
Imprint: Sacristy Press
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 0.60cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.118kg
ISBN: 9781789590678
ISBN 10: 1789590671
Pages: 110
Publication Date: 01 December 2019
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
The Book of Job is one of the most puzzling chapters of the Old Testament, and this book has helped me understand it for the first time. -- Piers Plowright * The Tablet * The opening pages tell of the impact on the author of Hal's arrival in the family, then moves to discuss in depth how God came to create a world where some inhabitants face the possibility of inconsolable distress. This philosophical/ theological issue is addressed with clarity and depth. The thinking is rigorous, the language is non-technical, and the weighty end-notes give thoughtful summaries of philosophers from Aristotle to C. S. Lewis. This academic philosophy is followed by a heart-stopping dream (from Hal's bedside) reflecting Job's vision of God in the whirlwind, as the author draws together his search for a loving God in a created order given free will and prone to sin. A powerful read! -- Christine McMullen * Transforming Ministry *
The opening pages tell of the impact on the author of Hal's arrival in the family, then moves to discuss in depth how God came to create a world where some inhabitants face the possibility of inconsolable distress. This philosophical/ theological issue is addressed with clarity and depth. The thinking is rigorous, the language is non-technical, and the weighty end-notes give thoughtful summaries of philosophers from Aristotle to C. S. Lewis. This academic philosophy is followed by a heart-stopping dream (from Hal's bedside) reflecting Job's vision of God in the whirlwind, as the author draws together his search for a loving God in a created order given free will and prone to sin. A powerful read! -- Christine McMullen * Transforming Ministry * The Book of Job is one of the most puzzling chapters of the Old Testament, and this book has helped me understand it for the first time. -- Piers Plowright * The Tablet *
Author Information
Adrian Roberts is a retired teacher of Religious Studies and former Lay Chaplain at the Grammar School at Leeds. He lives in North Yorkshire and is a Lay Reader in the Anglican Diocese of Leeds, in which he takes services and provides spiritual direction. Helen-Ann Hartley is the Bishop of Ripon, having previously served as Bishop of Waikato in New Zealand (2014-17). She was the first female Church of England-trained priest to be consecrated bishop.
