Suffering: If God Exists, Why Doesn't He Stop It?

by John Morris

If God exists, does he care about his evolving, suffering world? Most answers are unsatisfactory. Morris's book is short but not superficial, strong in its science and philosophy, and realistic as a carer of a handicapped teenage grandson, still unable to walk and talk. Like Stephen Hawking and Einstein, John Morris also tries to explore the mind of God. Violence began with the Big Bang, long before legendary Adam's sin. Morris believes God is typically non-interventionist but constantly interactive, operating creatively within his own physical laws, that allow freedom to particles and people, resulting in innovations and mutations, not always beneficial. Compared with other religions, Christ's cross and resurrection give more historic hope in a God who suffers alongside us, to create good, responsible persons. Here is a 100-minute read, of interest to believers and atheists alike. Its brave conclusion gives reasonable grounds for thinking we live in a loving God's best possible world, despite unavoidable suffering and natural disasters.

89 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 29, 2016

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See also:
John Morris, British mountaineer and anthropologist
John Morris*, history, humor
John Morris, Canadian curler
John Morris*, author Inside Job
John Morris, author Fifteen Seconds
John Morris*, humor and cookbooks
John Morris, church history
John Morris*, thrillers
John Morris*, Christian author and evangelist

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Reviews

[Forked Radish]

Humans create a million times more suffering than they endure. Just ask your ham sandwich.