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18 ratings, 3.94 average rating, 4 reviews
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published
October 2001
by InterVarsity Press
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Paperback, 456 pages
isbn
0830815503
(isbn13: 9780830815500)
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<li>Where does evil come from?<li>If there is a sovereign creator God, as Christian faith holds, is this God ultimately responsible for ev...more
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Read in September, 2008
Why is there evil in the world? Why is there so much suffering? How can a good God allow such things and still be good?
In this book Dr. Greg Boyd tackles these questions head on. He proposes mostly a warfare view of the universe - that God created the world good yet many of those angels he created with free will have tried to seize power by rebelling against God. The book goes into explaining why natural evil occurs, e.g. mudslides, earthquakes, cancer, etc and also why moral evil exists, m...more
In this book Dr. Greg Boyd tackles these questions head on. He proposes mostly a warfare view of the universe - that God created the world good yet many of those angels he created with free will have tried to seize power by rebelling against God. The book goes into explaining why natural evil occurs, e.g. mudslides, earthquakes, cancer, etc and also why moral evil exists, m...more
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Read in June, 2007
This is a book that requires a lot of thinking and reflection. It was helpful to have a dictionary close at hand. Dr. Boyd continues on from “God at War” but takes a closer look at the classical positions and what it means for God to be “in control”, freedom and the origin of evil, risk and the sovereignty of God to mention a few. This book is premised on six foundations that structure this trinitarian warfare theodicy and how God interacts with this world as well as their implementation...more
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Read in January, 2007
Does God know everything about the future? Boyd argues that if God is to allow for the greatest amount of love, then He must allow for the greatest amount of evil. And this means that He will not know every action that all humans will make.
Good stuff to think and ponder about.
Good stuff to think and ponder about.
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this book is not and easy read by any means, but I'm learning a lot from it! read this if you want to be kicked in the butt with regards to how you deal with questions about evil in our culture!
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