{"product_id":"satan-and-the-problem-of-evil-9780830815500","title":"Satan and the Problem of Evil","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere does evil come from?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf there is a sovereign creator God, as Christian faith holds, is this God ultimately responsible for evil? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes God's sovereignty mean that God causes each instance of sin and suffering? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do Satan, his demons and hell fit into God's providential oversight of all creation and history? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow does God interact with human intention and action? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf people act freely, does God know in particular every human decision before the choice is made? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this important book Gregory A. Boyd mounts a thorough response to these ages-old questions, which remain both crucial and contentious, both practical and complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this work Boyd defends his scripturally grounded trinitarian warfare theodicy (presented in \u003ci\u003eGod at War\u003c\/i\u003e) with rigorous philosophical reflection and insights from human experience and scientific discovery. Critiquing the classical Calvinist solution to the problem of evil, he advocates an alternative understanding of the sovereignty of the trinitarian God and of the reality of Satan that sheds light on our fallen human condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile all may not agree with Boyd's conclusions, \u003ci\u003eSatan and the Problem of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e promises to advance the church's discussion of these critical issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGregory A. Boyd (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) is a pastor at Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Previously, he was a professor of theology at Bethel University, also in St. Paul. His books include Recovering the Real Jesus in an Age of Revisionist Replies, Letters from a Skeptic, God of the Possible, Repenting of Religion, Seeing is Believing, Escaping the Matrix, The Jesus Legend, Myth of a Christian Nation, Is God to Blame, God at War and Satan and the Problem of Evil.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50329976307986,"sku":"9780830815500","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e0fa378c-921f-4e4f-9a89-a46868625f5f.jpg?v=1727787994","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/satan-and-the-problem-of-evil-9780830815500","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}