The Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami? - Couverture rigide

Hart, David Bentley

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0802829767 ISBN 13 : 9780802829764

Editeur : William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2005

Synopsis

As news reports of the horrific tsunami in Asia reached the rest of the world, commentators were quick to seize upon the disaster as proof of either God's power or God's non-existence. Expanding on his "Wall Street Journal" piece, "Tremors of Doubt," published the last day of 2004, David Bentley Hart here returns to this pressing question: how can the existence of a good and loving God be reconciled with such suffering? Hart clarifies the biblical account of God's goodness, the nature of evil, and the shape of redemption, incisively revealing where both Christianity's champions and its critics misrepresent what is most essential to Christian belief. Though he responds to those skeptical of Christian faith, Hart is at his most perceptive and provocative as he examines Christian attempts to rationalize the tsunami disaster. Many people want a divine plan that will make sense of evil. Hart contends, however, that the history of suffering and death is not willed by God. Rather than appealing to a divine calculus that can account for every instance of suffering, Christians must recognize the ongoing struggle between the rebellious powers that enslave the world and the God who loves it. This meditation by a brilliant young theologian will deeply challenge serious readers grappling with God's ways in a suffering world.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

As news reports of the horrific December 2004 tsunami in Asia reached the rest of the world, commentators were quick to seize upon the disaster as proof of either Gods power or Gods nonexistence, asking over and over, How could a good and loving God if such exists allow such suffering? In The Doors of the Sea David Bentley Hart speaks at once to those skeptical of Christian faith and to those who use their Christian faith to rationalize senseless human suffering. He calls both to recognize in the worst catastrophes not the providential will of God but rather the ongoing struggle between the rebellious powers that enslave the world and the God who loves it wholly.

Biographie de l'auteur :

David Bentley Hart is an Eastern Orthodox theologian who has taught theology at the University of Virginia, the University of St. Thomas, Duke Divinity School, and Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland. His books include The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth and In the Aftermath: Provocations and Laments.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0802829767
• ISBN 13: 9780802829764
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 108