Richard Rice

Suffering and the Search for Meaning

Contemporary Responses to the Problem of Pain

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Produktbeschreibung

Suffering is a deeply personal problem. Why is this happening to me? Guiding readers through the seven most significant theodicies, Richard Rice uses theory and personal stories to help each of us form a response to suffering that is both intellectually satisfying and personally authentic.

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Produktdetails

• No Series Linked
• Verlag: IVP Academic
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 224g
• ISBN-13: 9780830840373
• ISBN-10: 0830840370
• Artikelnr.: 38598423

Autorenporträt

Richard Rice is Professor of Religion at Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. My God, Why?
The Question That Never Goes Away
2. God Never Makes Mistakes
Perfect Plan Theodicy
3. Let Freedom Ring
The Free Will Defense
4. No Pain, No Gain
Soul Making Theodicy
5. An Enemy Hath Done This
Cosmic Conflict Theodicy
6. Love Makes the World Go Round
Openness of God Theodicy
7. Even God Can?t Do Everything
Finite God Theodicy
8. Rage Against the Dying of the Light
Protest Theodicies
9. Fragments of Meaning
When Suffering Comes to You
Name and Subject Index
Scripture Index