Suffering and the Search for Meaning: Contemporary Responses to the Problem of Pain (Biblia.com)

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Suffering is a philosophical problem, but it is much more. It is deeply personal. Why is this happening to me? How can I respond to friends and family in pain and loss, and to people in my care? Richard Rice guides readers through the seven most significant theodicies—approaches that have been used to make sense of suffering in light of God's justice or control. He considers the strengths and...

There was clearly a connection between the philosophical question of evil and the practical, personal challenge of concrete human suffering. Serious reflections on the problem of evil ultimately touched on pressing personal needs, and pressing personal concerns gave rise to serious intellectual discussions. I came to realize that the experience of suffering provides a “fast track” to virtually all the fundamental philosophical and theological issues that had interested me over the years, such as

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