Category Archives: Theodicy

Book Write-Up: What Does the Bible Say About Suffering?

Posted on September 11, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

Brian Han Gregg.  What Does the Bible Say About Suffering?  Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2016.  See here to buy the book. Brian Han Gregg has a Ph.D. from Notre Dame and teaches biblical studies at the University of Sioux Falls … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Outlaw Christian

Posted on September 7, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

Jacqueline A. Bussie.  Outlaw Christian: Finding Authentic Faith by Breaking the “Rules.”  Nashville: Nelson Books, 2016.  See here to purchase the book. Jacqueline A. Bussie teaches theology and religion at Concordia College.  In Outlaw Christian: Finding Authentic Faith by Breaking … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Why God Allows Us to Suffer

Posted on July 29, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

Kevin Tewes.  Answering Christianity’s Most Difficult Question—-Why God Allows Us to Suffer: The Definitive Solution to the Problem of Pain and the Problem of Evil.  Chapel Hill: Triune Publishing Group, 2015.  See here to purchase the book. The “About the … Continue reading →

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Does God’s Knowledge Mean God’s Justice?

Posted on June 30, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

Is God right just because God knows more than we do?  That question entered my mind years ago when I was reading the Book of Job in the Bible.  And it entered my mind recently when I was going through … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: If God Is Good, by Randy Alcorn

Posted on May 20, 2016 by jamesbradfordpate

Randy Alcorn.  If God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil.  Colorado Springs: Multnomah, 2009.  See here to buy the book. If God Is Good is about how Christians can interact with the problem of suffering.  This … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: The Uncontrolling Love of God, by Thomas Jay Oord

Posted on December 14, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Thomas Jay Oord.  The Uncontrolling Love of God: An Open and Relational Account of Providence.  Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2015.  See here to purchase the book. If there is a loving, omnipotent God, why is there evil in the world?  … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: How to Read Job

Posted on November 28, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

John H. Walton and Tremper Longman III.  How to Read Job.  Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2015.  See here to buy the book. John H. Walton and Tremper Longman III are prolific scholars of the Hebrew Bible.  They are also evangelical … Continue reading →

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Nick Peters’ Interview with David Wood on the Problem of Evil

Posted on October 30, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

I listened to another Nick Peters’ podcast last night.  This one was from November 2, 2013.  It was with David Wood, and it concerned the problem of evil: the question of whether the existence of evil is compatible with the … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: While We’re Far Apart, by Lynn Austin

Posted on September 5, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

Lynn Austin. While We’re Far Apart. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2010. See here to buy the book. While We’re Far Apart is set in World War II New England. Eddie Schaffer is about to go to war, and the shy Penny … Continue reading →

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Ramblings on Countering Evil That God Permits

Posted on April 8, 2015 by jamesbradfordpate

I am reading Brian Morley’s excellent book, Mapping Apologetics: Comparing Contemporary Approaches.  I will probably write and post my review of this book tomorrow.  Today, I want to use something from the book as a starting-point for this post. On … Continue reading →

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