If God, Why Evil?

Norman Giesler discusses the question of how can there be a God if evil exists. How can an infinitely good and infinitely powerful God allow evil to exist? He looks at this from many facets, ranging from the nature of evil, to its purpose and why it persists, and to whether evil is eternal.

Although I think Christians need to understand their faith more, including the nature of evil, this book is probably too inaccessible for the ordinary person. It reads more like a textbook than a story book. It is very logical and structured, sometimes too much so. And I found some of the arguments were too terse: I found them hard to follow. Some of the appendices seemed to be tangentially related to the subject and I wondered how they helped illuminate the main theme of the book. So, although I think the subject matter is important and the content presented was good, how this book presents its material will limit its audience.

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