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Evil, suffering and Christianity
Can Christianity explain why God allows evil and suffering? This is the third in a series of three talks I have been giving on why a good God should allow evil and suffering. The first is here . The second … Continue reading
Evil and suffering, with or without God
This is the text of the second of a series of three talks I’ve been giving at St Brides Liverpool, on the subject of why God allows evil and suffering. The first is here . You can listen to this … Continue reading
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Tagged evil, God, Jeremy Bentham, Karamazov, suffering, theodicy
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Satan, evil and a merciless God
Satan, evil and a merciless God Last week I put up a post ‘Why Christians shouldn’t believe in the devil and also wrote a letter to the Church Times, published yesterday. I’ve received more responses than usual. Some agreed with … Continue reading
Why does God allow evil?
This is one of the big religious questions, perhaps the biggest of all. Tess referred to it in a comment a few weeks ago, and I’ve been meaning to respond. There is a huge debate about it. The technical term … Continue reading