Human Anguish and God's Power

by David Kelsey

Persons anguished by another's profound suffering are often outraged by well-intentioned efforts to console them which suggest that God 'sent' that horrific suffering to their loved one for a 'purpose' according to a tailor-made 'plan' for just that person. However, the outraged reaction simply deepens the anguish. This book argues that such 'consolation' is theologically problematic because it assumes that unrestricted power is what makes God 'God.'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108836976
• ISBN13: 9781108836975
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.7" x 8.7"