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  • The Problem of Pain

  • By: C. S. Lewis
  • Narrated by: Simon Vance
  • Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (59 ratings)

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The Problem of Pain

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Publisher's Summary

For centuries Christians have been tormented by one question above all, "If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?"

C.S. Lewis sets out to disentangle this knotty issue, but wisely adds that in the end no intellectual solution can dispense with the necessity for patience and courage.

©1940 C. S. Lewis Pte. Ltd. (P)2000 Blackstone Audiobooks

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CS Lewis, a God-given gift to the world

If you want a loving God, you got it. the book talks about why a full surrender to Jesus Christ the Almighty God is the only way to heaven, freedom and bliss.

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Relevant as always

It never ceases to amaze me how the things CS Lewis wrote so many years ago can seem so fresh. Then again, that’s the hallmark of great writing

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  • WRB
  • 08-09-2022

delightful

do not always agree with what cs lewis thinks about The Thing under discussion, but I wholeheartedly love the way he makes me THINK about The Thing

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A Classic!

I have been an avid reader of Lewis for over 5 decades. His works, whether nonfiction/reflection, fiction or general essays have consistently nurtured my personal faith and spiritual
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I read The Problem of Pain many, many years ago, and have dipped into it over the years. Over the past 3 weeks I have listened to this Audible version TWICE - a thoughtful and stirring accompaniment to gardening and home duties.
No doubt I will revisit it again soon.
Thank you, Audible

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  • eek
  • 11-03-2019

brilliant, inspired and inspiring

a brilliant, imaginative and inspired understanding of the human condition and the gift of Christianity

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