How could a loving God possibly allow so much suffering?
Examining the problem of suffering first as an intellectual question and then as an emotional and visceral issue.
Why Does God Allow Suffering and Evil?
This is the first of two talks given by Andrew Wilson at Grace Church, Chichester. He uses five stories from the Bible to illustrate his…
The Tsunami: if God’s so good … why?
2004 was a grim year; innocent tribes-people ruthlessly attacked in western Sudan; hundreds of children brutally murdered in Beslan; Iraq…
Bosnia, Rape and the Problem of Evil
Greg Koukl responds to a letter to the editor of the L.A. Times in which the writer's pain causes him to ask the age-old question of why…
"God can’t possibly exist given the evil in the world!"
“Can God exist?” We often ask this question as we look at the suffering and pain around us, and the question that is really on…
Further links: How can God allow suffering?
Links to further resources to follow up on the bethinking booklet which asks 'How can God allow suffering?'
Powerless and Uncaring: A loving God & so much suffering?
We all know there's lots of suffering in the world. If there is a God why doesn't he do anything about it? Doesn't he care? Or is he…
Job and the Problem of Evil
In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at the Texas A&M University in February 2005, Professor Eleonore Stump considers how a 'second…
The Biggest Question: 3. Personal Responses to Suffering
Part 3 of a video series examining why God allows suffering describes some personal responses to suffering.