For doubters who believe and believers who doubt, this journey to the garden of good and evil will be an enjoyable and fruitful endeavor.Īs I read Evil & the Garden of Good I could almost visualize Page Fulgham wrestling with the theoretical question of why the world that was created by God, who is thought to be all-loving and all-powerful, contains so much innocent, involuntary, pointless, human suffering. The book weaves together the words of Scripture, the wisdom of theologians as well as ordinary and extraordinary human experiences to offer not a simple answer, but a helpful new perspective on this ageless paradox. Page Fulgham confronts the profound issues of theodicy, evil, and suffering, with candor and courage. Drawing on his years of theological study and pastoral experience, Page Fulgham has written a pastorally sensitive search for a theological response to our pleading question, “Where is God?” This book can be a lifeline for anyone who stands on the precipice of despair, looking for some way to believe in God’s providence.ĭean and Professor Emeritus McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University Life’s cruelest blows-tragedy, pain, and suffering-raise the ultimate human questions, to which well-meaning Christians often respond with trite platitudes and perverse theology.
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