Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-273).
Contents
An immigrant's journey : the paradox of suffering -- Wounded theism : the indictment of god -- The limits of theodicy : why the usual answers don't work -- Atheist delusions : contradictions of unbelief -- Free to choose : omnipotence and human freedom -- Choices and consequences : why a lawful universe -- Acts of God : the reason for earthquakes -- Red in tooth and claw : evolution and animal pain -- A fine-tuned universe : the anthropic principle -- Create or not : does God hate amputees? -- Rage of Yahweh : crimes of the Old Testament God -- Abandon all hope : heaven, hell, and divine justice -- Not forsaken : delivering us from evil.
Summary
Examines the issue of human suffering and explores why a good God allows it.