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Why? by Sharon Dirckx
Suffering and tragedy can cause us all to ask 'Why?', 'Why do bad things happen?', 'If God exists does he care?'. Sharon Dirckx unpacks our questions sensitively and wisely, weaving her arguments with real-life stories of anguish and pain.
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First published January 18, 2013
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June 15, 2019
Good, easy read on the problem of suffering and evil. My favourite aspect of the book were the mini case studies of individuals who have suffered and who are suffering, and how their faith in Jesus strengthens them through their suffering and difficulties.
Underlying this book is a strong belief in human free will; as someone with a more Calvinist leaning, it was slightly disconcerting that Dirckx did not really address the issue of sovereignty. Further, I came to this book seeking answers to difficult questions that some of my agnostic/atheists friends will have, and I don’t yet feel I’ve found a satisfying answer from this book. In fact, I think I finished the book with more questions than answers!
Very well written, but I didn’t find it to be particularly helpful.
Underlying this book is a strong belief in human free will; as someone with a more Calvinist leaning, it was slightly disconcerting that Dirckx did not really address the issue of sovereignty. Further, I came to this book seeking answers to difficult questions that some of my agnostic/atheists friends will have, and I don’t yet feel I’ve found a satisfying answer from this book. In fact, I think I finished the book with more questions than answers!
Very well written, but I didn’t find it to be particularly helpful.
August 21, 2018
This appears to be a well written book, even if I skipped over some parts, and I’m sure committed Christians seeking answers to why there is so much suffering in the world will find it provides comfort. For the non-religious, and perhaps more doubting Christians, it does nothing to fill in the well known holes in attempts to address the Problem of Evil. She perhaps weakens her arguments further by making digs at other religions and atheism that are not well developed or deep enough to appear as anything other than feeble attempts to discredit alternative worldviews.
March 13, 2022
Absolutely beautiful 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
June 12, 2024
God is love ❤️
August 29, 2013
One of the best books I've read on the big Why? did this suffering happen to me. Well written and had a few ideas I hadn't come across before on the tricky topic of suffering.
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