{"product_id":"why-on-suffering-guilt-and-god-9780802804273","title":"Why?: On Suffering, Guilt, and God","description":"\u003ci\u003eThis is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If God is loving and almighty, why do people experience so much pain, misery, and guilt? In the face of human suffering, the cry \"why?\" echoes through the ages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this book A. van de Beek grapples honestly with the mystery of suffering and evil. His writing reveals a pastoral heart keenly aware of the profound evil and suffering in our world today, and he considers these perplexities via a fresh, different approach, pointing to a way in which we can \"live with\" God through the experience of suffering. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Numerous thinkers -- particularly contemporary theologians such as Barth, Moltmann, and Pannenberg -- are considered in this study. Moreover, van de Beek carefully scrutinizes Scripture, especially Old Testament passages that relate God to evil and suffering. God is revealed in the Old Testament as changeable and free -- at times even unpredictable in his actions -- yet he remains faithful to his people and continues to move salvation history along. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the New Testament, however, God's ways and work are determined by the incarnate Christ. In Jesus God has chosen to suffer with and for his people; Jesus' death and suffering and death help answer (but do not explain away) our questions about God and suffering. God's way in Jesus is also the way of the Spirit, whose work in completing the process of redemption takes a zigzag tack here on earth. The Spirit works along with human wills and choices: prayer and argument with God are the human elements of God's salvation weave. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy? On Suffering, Guilt, and God\u003c\/i\u003e is intended for all who are theologically interested, not just for professional theologians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. Van De Beek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802804273\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40759747281011,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_94392d6f-755f-48ab-8d95-4a356c849e8c.jpg?v=1678973871","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/why-on-suffering-guilt-and-god-9780802804273","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}