Thomas Merton—Evil and Why We Suffer

Thomas Merton—Evil and Why We Suffer
Author: David E. Orberson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2018-06-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532639015

Thomas Merton is one of the most important spiritual voices of the last century. He has never been more relevant as new generations look to him for guidance in addressing some of life's biggest questions: how can we find God, how should we engage with other faiths, and how can we oppose violence and injustice? Looking carefully, one can find, tucked away in Merton's prodigious writings, his response to another timeless question: Why do we suffer? Why does an all-powerful and all loving God permit evil and suffering? By carefully examining all of Merton's work, we find that he repeatedly confronted this question throughout most of his adult life. Intriguingly, Merton's approach to this question changed dramatically a few years before he died in 1968. An examination of all aspects of his life yields evidence that Merton's immersion in Zen during this time contributed most to that change.

Thomas Merton--Evil and Why We Suffer

Thomas Merton--Evil and Why We Suffer
Author: David E. Orberson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2018-06-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 153263899X

Thomas Merton is one of the most important spiritual voices of the last century. He has never been more relevant as new generations look to him for guidance in addressing some of life's biggest questions: how can we find God, how should we engage with other faiths, and how can we oppose violence and injustice? Looking carefully, one can find, tucked away in Merton's prodigious writings, his response to another timeless question: Why do we suffer? Why does an all-powerful and all loving God permit evil and suffering? By carefully examining all of Merton's work, we find that he repeatedly confronted this question throughout most of his adult life. Intriguingly, Merton's approach to this question changed dramatically a few years before he died in 1968. An examination of all aspects of his life yields evidence that Merton’s immersion in Zen during this time contributed most to that change.

Thomas Merton and the Individual Witness

Thomas Merton and the Individual Witness
Author: David E. Orberson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2022-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532676484

Over sixty years ago, Thomas Merton—monk, mystic, and writer—proclaimed that we are living in a post-Christian world. That is, the influence of the institutional church is in decline and the popular version of Christianity presented to society has in many ways become a caricature of itself. Since that time, the religious landscape has continued to change. Today the number of people who identify as “None,” someone with no particular religious affiliation, outnumbers the combined total of all Mainline Protestants. In addition, many popular Christian responses to our secular world are divisive and focused on fighting the culture war instead of finding ways to live the gospel. All of these religious changes are occurring in a broader post-truth culture in which facts matter less and less, and our society is increasingly divided. This book delves into these issues and introduces the life and writings of Thomas Merton, showing how he can guide Christians working to build God’s kingdom in the world today.

T&T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil

T&T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil
Author: Matthias Grebe
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 753
Release: 2023-07-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567682455

The T&T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil provides an extensive exploration of the theology of theodicy, asking questions such as should all instances of suffering necessarily be understood as evil? Why would an omnipotent and benevolent God allow or perpetrate evil? Is God unable or unwilling to reduce human and non-human suffering on Earth? Does humanity have the capacity to exercise a moral evaluation of God's motives and intentions? Conventional disciplinary boundaries have tended to separate theological approaches to these questions from philosophical ones. This volume aims to overcome these boundaries by including biblical (Part I), historical (Part II), doctrinal (Part III), philosophical (Part IV), and pastoral, interreligious perspectives and alternative intersections (Part V) on theodicy. Authors include thinkers from analytic and continental traditions, multiple Christian denominations and other religions, and both established and younger scholars, providing a full variety of approaches. What unites the essays is an attempt to answer these questions from the perspective of biblical testimony, historical scholarship, modern theological and philosophical thinking about the concept of God, non-Christian religions, science and the arts. The result is a combination of in-depth analysis and breadth of scope, making this a benchmark work for further studies in the theology of suffering and evil.

The Evils of Theodicy

The Evils of Theodicy
Author: Terrence W. Tilley
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2000-03-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725205564

No Man is an Island

No Man is an Island
Author: Thomas Merton
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2005
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1590302532

This volume is a stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to find the meaning of human existence and to live the richest, fullest and noblest life. --Chicago Tribune

Suffering and Evil

Suffering and Evil
Author: John Heagle
Publisher: Resources for Christian Living
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1987
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780883472125

Cover title: Suffering & evil. Table of Contents: Introduction: naming our darkness -- Hoping against hope: the experience of suffering -- How long, O Lord?: suffering and evil in the Hebrew scriptures -- I am the way: Jesus and the mystery of suffering -- Faith seeking understanding: theology and the mystery of evil -- The new moment: recent church teaching on suffering and evil -- Sounds of sorrow, voices of hope: contemporary approaches to suffering and evil -- Conclusion: the mystery of the cross in our time.

The Problems of Suffering and Evil

The Problems of Suffering and Evil
Author: John Cowburn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Good and evil
ISBN: 9780874628050

Rev. ed. of: Shadows and the dark: the problems of suffering and evil. 1979.