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Providence and the problem of evil /

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Why does a loving God allow humans to suffer so much? This is one of the most difficult problems of religious belief. The author of this text, the third in a tetralogy, examines this problem, and offers his interpretation of the problem.

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Main Author:	Swinburne, Richard
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Clarendon, 1998.
Subjects:	Theodicy. Good and evil. Providence and government of God. Suffering > Religious aspects > Christianity. Théodicée. Providence divine. Good and evil Providence and government of God Suffering > Religious aspects > Christianity Theodicy Electronic books.
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