The Problem of Pain (C.S. Lewis Classics)
 

The Problem of Pain (C.S. Lewis Classics)

by C. S. Lewis

Why Must Humanity Suffer?
C.S. Lewis, the master apologist, tackles the question that has plagued humanity for centuries. If God is both omnipotent and good, how can we explain the pain and suffering that people experience daily? And what of the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? With compassion and insight, C.S. Lewis proposes reasonable... (read more)

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Wickedness, evil, pain and suffering all unflichingly examined and the answer is so shockingly simple, yet profound: without free will there is no such thing as real love. God gives us free will and with it, due to our nature, we choose our own pursuits and face the consequences therein of a fallen, hurting world. The problem with pain, evil and sin but also the beauty of free grace and love extended is not better addressed anywhere else, imho.

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