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Does God Suffer? (Cover Story).
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Some readers may think this an odd article to be published by "a journal of religion and public life." It is an exercise in theology, philosophy, and the history of ideas on a question that may seem far removed from anything that might be called public life. In fact, however, it is pressingly pertinent to the Church's most important public task: communicating the gospel, and doing so in a culture whose dominant virtues are compassion, empathy, and, as it is sometimes put, feeling o...
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Does God Suffer? (Cover Story).
First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life
; ... suffering--sin. Here we witness the good news of the gospel and its evangelistic importance ... evangelistic summons to proclaim the good news to all the world, for there is now no need ... heart of the gospel, making it truly good news. This is especially in contrast to the ...
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Putting God at risk: A critique of John Sanders's view of providence
Trinity Journal
; BELL & HOWELL/Information and Learning [foreign text omitted]. 1. MAKING IT SAFE TO VIEW GOD AS A RISK TAKER John Sanders gained recognition in this decade by association with other "evangelical" philosophers who dispute the "traditional" view of God and argue for the "openness" of God to the
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THE PROBLEM OF EVIL AND THE PROBLEM OF GOD
Journal of Psychology and Christianity
; THE PROBLEM OF EVIL AND THE PROBLEM OF GOD. D. Z. Phillips (2005). Minneapolis, MN: Fortress. Pp. 280 + xxiii, Pb, $25.00. Reviewed by J. Harold Ellens. A few watershed volumes have been written by Christian scholars during the last three decades about the perplexities of human suffering. Notable
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"Turn to God - Rejoice in Hope!" An approach to the theme of the Eighth Assembly of the WCC.(World Council of Churches)
The Ecumenical Review
; ... ministry began with his teaching in their synagogues (Luke 4:15), and Jesus' identification of himself as the one sent to bring good news to the poor ... , to proclaim release to the captives ... . to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour (Luke 4:18-19) takes place ...
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GOD'S MIND-READERS
The Boston Globe
; NEW ORLEANS Mayor Ray Nagin had a different purpose but the same technique as the Rev. Pat Robertson when he invoked God's wrath as the cause of human suffering. God's name is being taken in vain by those who would inflate their importance or diminish their failings. Robertson said early this month
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The God Hypothesis
Skeptic
; Editor's note: The following excerpt is from Chapter 6, "The God Hypothesis, "from The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God, by Cari Sagan, edited by Ann Druyan. Each of the chapters represents a lightly-edited transcript from the original lectures written and
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'God?' 2 philosophers debate age-old issue
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; Oxford University Press gets the prize for the year's snappiest book title: "God?" As the subtitle explains, this is "A Debate Between a Christian and an Atheist" about whether God exists, one of humanity's great questions. The book doesn't assess any old deity but the Bible's unique, all-loving
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The God hypothesis: Carl Sagan.(Excerpt)
Skeptic (Altadena, CA)
; Editor's note: The following excerpt is from Chapter 6, The God Hypothesis, from The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God, by Carl Sagan, edited by Ann Druyan. Each of the chapters represents a lightly-edited transcript from the original lectures written and
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From the pulpit: 40,000 feared dead - where was God?; Baptist pastor David McMillan reflects on the recent eclipse of the sun and the horror of the earthquake in Turkey and wonders what part God played in both events.(Features)
Sunday Mirror (London, England)
; FIRST it was the eclipse. Those who were at some of the best vantage points described it as an amazing experience. Members of the Irish Astronomical Association who travelled to Bulgaria and experience two minutes 23 seconds of 'totality' - the total eclipse of the sun - reckoned it was well worth
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God's omnipotence and presence in Abraham Joshua Heschel's philosophy.(Essay)
Shofar
; In this essay I will address Heschel's reflections on the presence and the power of God, as they appear in his different writings: in his poems, his articles and his books. It was Heschel's belief that a man's works are windows allowing us to view the author's soul. (1) Heschel's writings attest to
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