{"product_id":"why-suffering-finding-meaning-and-comfort-when-life-doesnt-make-sense-hardcover","title":"Why Suffering?: Finding Meaning and Comfort When Life Doesn't Make Sense - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRavi Zacharias\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVince Vitale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy would a loving and powerful God allow so much pain and suffering? In \u003ci\u003eWhy Suffering?\u003c\/i\u003e Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale carefully walk you through a variety of responses that considered together provide a clear, comprehensive, and convincing answer. Responses like: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere there is the possibility of love, there has to be the reality of freedom, and therefore the possibility of pain. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWishing God had made a different world is to wish yourself out of existence. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cross is the key to a compelling and rational explanation for trusting in God in the face of suffering. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn comparison with other world religions, the Christian response is highly distinctive. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe reality of evil only makes sense in light of the reality of divine goodness. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelational knowledge about God takes the argument beyond reason to the presence of God amidst suffering. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod's decision to allow temporal suffering is understandable when viewed from an eternal perspective. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDivine goodness shows how to conquer not in spite of, but even through suffering. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is a book written with great respect for the complexity of the issue, recognizing that some who read it will be in the trenches of deep suffering themselves and others questioning the very existence of a loving God. \u003ci\u003eWhy Suffering?\u003c\/i\u003e provides an answer to the problem of pain and suffering with emotional sensitivity and intellectual integrity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRavi Zacharias\u003c\/b\u003e is the Founder and President of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in Canada, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Austria, South Africa, Spain, and Turkey. Zacharias and his wife, Margie, have three grown children. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eCan Man Live Without God\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhy Jesus?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Vince Vitale\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Zacharias Institute. He was educated at Princeton University and the University of Oxford, and later taught philosophy of religion as a faculty member at both universities. During his undergraduate studies at Princeton, Dr. Vitale took an unexpected journey that led him to God. Later, while at Oxford, he developed a new response the problem of evil. This response -- termed the Non-Identity Defense -- is discussed in his and Ravi Zacharias's previous book, \u003ci\u003eWhy Suffering?\u003c\/i\u003e He is married to Jo, who also works for RZIM.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 10.04 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53638107922765,"sku":"9781455549702","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/Zi82T3lDWHFQOGdtNkJTZU9HYzZEdz09.webp?v=1775033395","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/why-suffering-finding-meaning-and-comfort-when-life-doesnt-make-sense-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}