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    <title>If God is good--</title>
    <subTitle>faith in the midst of suffering and evil</subTitle>
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    <publisher>Multnomah Books</publisher>
    <dateIssued>c2009</dateIssued>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2009</dateIssued>
    <edition>1st ed.</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>xii, 512 p. ; 24 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>Understanding the problem of evil and suffering -- Understanding evil : its origins, nature, and consequences -- Problems for non-theists : moral standards, goodness, and extreme evil -- Proposed solution to the problem of evil and suffering : limiting God's attributes -- Evil and suffering in the great drama of Christ's redemptive work -- Divine sovereignty and meaningful human choice : accounting for evil and suffering -- The two eternal solutions to the problem of evil : heaven and hell -- God's allowance and restraint of evil and suffering -- Evil and suffering used for God's glory -- Why does God allow suffering? -- Living meaningfully in suffering -- Final thoughts about God, goodness, evil, and suffering.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">by Randy Alcorn.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references and indexes.</note>
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    <topic>Suffering</topic>
    <topic>Religious aspects</topic>
    <topic>Christianity</topic>
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