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God's Problem

by Bart D. Ehrman

In times of questioning and despair people often quote the Bible to provide answers. Surprisingly, though, the Bible does not have one answer but many "answers" that often contradict one another. For renowned Bible scholar Bart Ehrman the question of why there is so much suffering in the world is more than a haunting thought. Ehrman's inability to reconcile the claims of faith with the facts of real life led the former pastor of the Princeton Baptist Church to reject Christianity. In God's Problem Ehrman discusses his personal anguish upon discovering the Bible's contradictory explanations for suffering and invites people of all faiths--and none--to confront our deepest questions about how God engages the world and each of us.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?