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  • Written by: C. S. Lewis
  • Narrated by: James Simmons
  • Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (38 ratings)

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Why must we suffer?

"If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?" And what of the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? The greatest Christian thinker of our time sets out to disentangle this knotty issue. With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C. S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares his hope and wisdom to help heal a world hungering for a true understanding of human nature.

©1940 C. S. Lewis Ptd. Ltd. (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

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Logic and clarity on the purpose of suffering

LEWIS is a rare author from a previous generation that reaches through time to provide logic and clarity on the purpose of suffering. Whether you are a Christian or not, this book will help people understand why God allows us to have pain and why it helps us in the long run. LEWIS differentiates between sadomasochism and pain in its more purposeful forms And acknowledges how this is perpetually difficult for people to accept. In an age that demands immediate gratification and a growing lifestyle of expected comforts, and numbness to purpose, this books is as relevant today (if not more) than it was in the mid 20th century! #Audible1

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