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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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