TY - BOOK AU - Alcorn,Randy C. TI - If God is good--: faith in the midst of suffering and evil SN - 9781601421326 AV - BT 160 .A42 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Colorado Springs, Colo. PB - Multnomah Books KW - Suffering KW - Religious aspects KW - Theodicy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Understanding the problem of evil and suffering -- Understanding evil : its origins, nature, and consequences -- Problems for non-theists : moral standards, goodness, and extreme evil -- Proposed solution to the problem of evil and suffering : limiting God's attributes -- Evil and suffering in the great drama of Christ's redemptive work -- Divine sovereignty and meaningful human choice : accounting for evil and suffering -- The two eternal solutions to the problem of evil : heaven and hell -- God's allowance and restraint of evil and suffering -- Evil and suffering used for God's glory -- Why does God allow suffering? -- Living meaningfully in suffering -- Final thoughts about God, goodness, evil, and suffering N2 - In this captivating new book, bestselling author Alcorn challenges the logic of disbelief, and brings a fresh, realistic, and thoroughly biblical insight to the big picture of who God is and what God is doing in the world--now and forever UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1003/2009021787-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1003/2009021787-d.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1003/2009021787-s.html ER -