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9780801031250

How Long, O Lord? : Reflections on Suffering and Evil

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  • ISBN13:

    9780801031250

  • ISBN10:

    0801031257

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-09-01
  • Publisher: INGRAM

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Summary

This clear and accessible treatment of key biblical themes related to human suffering and evil is written by one of the most respected evangelical biblical scholars alive today. Carson brings together a close, careful exposition of key biblical passages with helpful pastoral applications. The second edition has been updated throughout.

Author Biography

D. A. Carson (Ph.D., University of Cambridge) is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has written or edited more than forty-five books, including An Introduction to the New Testament, The Gagging of God, and The Gospel according to John.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition 9(2)
Preface to the First Edition 11(4)
Part 1 Thinking about Suffering and Evil
1. First Steps
15(8)
2. False Steps
23(16)
Part 2 Parts of the Puzzle: Biblical Themes for Suffering People
3. The Price of Sin
39(8)
4. Social Evils, Poverty, War, Natural Disasters
47(16)
5. The Suffering People of God
63(20)
6. Curses and Holy Wars—and Hell
83(14)
7. Illness, Death, Bereavement
97(20)
8. From the Vantage of the End
117(18)
9. Job: Mystery and Faith
135(24)
10. The Suffering God
159(18)
Part 3 Glimpses of the Whole Puzzle: Evil and Suffering in the World of a Good and Sovereign God
11. The Mystery of Providence
177(28)
12. The Comfort of Providence: Learning to Trust
205(16)
13. Some Pastoral Reflections
221(6)
Appendix: Reflections on AIDS 227(8)
Scripture Index 235(4)
Subject Index 239

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