The Problem of Pain

Zusatztext "It is really a pleasure to be able to praise a book unreservedly! and that is just what I can do with The Problem of Pain ." Informationen zum Autor Clive Staples Lewis (1898–1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his day. He was a Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford University until 1954, when he was unanimously elected to the Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, a position he held until his retirement. He wrote more than thirty books, allowing him to reach a vast audience, and his works continue to attract thousands of new readers every year. His most distinguished and popular accomplishments include Out of the Silent Planet , The Great Divorce , The Screwtape Letters , and the universally acknowledged classics in The Chronicles of Narnia. To date, the Narnia books have sold over 100 million copies and have been transformed into three major motion pictures. Klappentext "If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?" And what about the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? The greatest Christian thinker of our time sets out to disentangle these knotty issues. With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C. S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares his hope and wisdom to help heal a world hungering for a true understanding of human nature. Zusammenfassung Why Must We Suffer? “If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?” And what about the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? The greatest Christian thinker of our time sets out to disentangle these knotty issues. With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C.S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares his hope and wisdom to help heal a world hungering for a true understanding of human nature. ...

Product details

• Authors: C S Lewis, C. S. Lewis
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.02.2001
• EAN: 9780060652968
• ISBN: 978-0-06-065296-8
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 202 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Psychology, Religion: general, Theology, Christianity, Religious ethics, Philosophy of religion, Spirituality and religious experience, Religion and beliefs, RELIGION: Christian Theology / Apologetics, RELIGION: Spirituality, RELIGION: Christianity / Literature & the Arts, RELIGION: Christian Living / Inspirational, RELIGION: THEOLOGY, RELIGION: C. S. LEWIS, RELIGION: Ethics, RELIGION: Christian Living / Death, Grief, Bereavement, RELIGION: Psychology of Religion, The arts: general topics, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement, Religion: death and dying, Religion / C. S. Lewis