Why Is There Suffering?: Pick Your Own Theological Expedition

The book "Why Is There Suffering?" presents an illustrative introduction to the problem of suffering and the most commonly offered responses to it, taking a light-hearted approach to a heavy topic. It allows readers to control the route they take through its choose-your-own-path chapters, asking questions and exploring different theological possibilities. Each decision leads to further complexities and new choices, revealing how theological beliefs lead to certain conclusions. The book does not offer final answers but rather introduces theological possibilities for readers to explore and wrestle with to make informed decisions about their beliefs.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 09 December 2021
Publisher: Zondervan

Your journey begins. The road before you is smooth and straight. You walk for some time,recalling your experiences that call into question the deep realities of life. Up ahead,you can see the road branching in three directions. . .

In "Why Is There Suffering?" you, the reader, control the route you take through its choose-your-own-path chapters, asking questions and exploring different theological possibilities on the big topics of:

God's existence
God's nature
The nature of suffering
Evil
Pain
Final destiny

Taking an intentionally light-hearted approach to a heavy topic, this book presents an illustrative introduction to the problem of suffering and the most commonly offered responses to it. Along the road, you'll face multiple possibilities regarding suffering and its theological explanations, and you'll make choices about which one you find most plausible, skipping to that section of the book. Each decision you make leads to further complexities and new choices that reveal how theological beliefs lead to certain conclusions.

This book does not offer final answers. Instead, it introduces the theological possibilities—both Christian and non-Christian—that you can explore and wrestle with to make informed decisions about your beliefs and clearly see the road you've taken to reach such beliefs.

You are, of course, in control of the paths you take through these pages. You decide which explanations work. You can always go back and see what would change if you'd taken a different path. And, who knows? . . .you may find that certain pathways resonate with your experiences in ways you didn't expect.

The road ahead is yours to navigate, and the choices you make will shape the course of your journey. So, take a deep breath, step forward, and let the adventure begin!

Weight: 168g
Dimension: 135 x 202 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780310109020