by John E. Thiel · 2002
ISBN: 0824519280 9780824519285
Category: Religion / Christian Living / General
Page count: 179
Do people suffer only because they deserve to suffer? According to classical Christian belief, yes. John Thiel, however, insists that some people who suffer are truly innocent. Innocent suffering suggests a different way of thinking about God’s presence, including how God is not directly involved in human suffering and death.