Answering Questions About Suffering
Helpful pointers for answering questions about the harsh reality of suffering.
The One Big Question: the God of love in a world of suffering
"For as long as I can remember, suffering has been the major block to belief," says Bishop Michael Baughen. He speaks here about his new…
Since Evil Exists, How Can I Believe in a Loving God?
The events of this past week leave us all numbed and confused as the appalling pictures from Haiti are beamed into our homes. This poor…
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 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…
The Biggest Question: 1. Personal Stories
Part 1 of a video series examining why God allows suffering gives the personal stories of the contributors.
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.
The Biggest Question: 4. The Suffering of Children
Part 4 of a video series examining why God allows suffering looks at "the hardest question", the suffering of children.
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.