God Can't: How to Believe in God and Love after Tragedy, Abuse, and Other Evils

Hurting people ask heart-felt questions about God and suffering. The usual answers fail. They don't support the truth God loves everyone all the time. God Can't gives a believable answer to why a good and powerful doesn't prevent evil.

Author Thomas Jay Oord says God’s love is inherently uncontrolling. God loves everyone and everything, so

God Can't is written in understandable language. Thomas Jay Oord status as a world-renown theologian brings credibility to the book’s radical ideas. He explains these ideas through true stories, illustrations, and scripture.

God Can't is for those who want answers to tragedy, abuse, and other evils that make sense!

What They're Saying...

“IGod Can’t presents an understanding of God that thoughtful, ethical people can believe in.”

-- Brian D. McLaren, author of The Great Spiritual Migration

"To find your understanding of life and your love for God renewed, read this book."

-- Dr. Karen Strand Winslow, Ph.D., Professor of Bible, Azusa Pacific University

“Victims of trauma sometimes hear theological responses that imply their suffering is somehow “God’s will." Oord gives us a clear and compelling alternative in this profoundly insightful and admirably concrete and accessible book.”

-- Dr. Anna Case-Winters, Professor of Theology at McCormick Theological Seminary

“I know of no book that speaks to suffering with the depth of theological sophistication and psychological sensitivity as God Can’t. I recommend it to my students, parishioners, and therapy clients.”

-- Dr. Brad D. Strawn, Professor of Psychology and Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary

© 2020 SacraSage Press (Ljudbok): 9781948609524

Utgivningsdatum

Ljudbok: 17 december 2020