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Thomas G. Long , What Shall We Say? Evil, Suffering, and the Crisis of Faith (Grand Rapids, MI : Eerdmans , 2011), pp. 172. $25.00/£16.99.
In this book, Thomas Long offers preachers encouragement and resources to face the problem of evil and suffering head-on. He analyses the basic issue for Christian and Jewish believers succinctly: how could an all-powerful and loving God permit innocent suffering? He argues - rightly, I think - that the answer to this question requires that we already be in a faithful relationship with God. The assertion of God's existence, power and love arises out of our experience and faith. We cannot therefore use the problem of evil as a way to put God's existence, power and love in the dock, unless we are willing to admit that we are ourselves already in love with God.
Our pathway through the problem of evil is best marked out...