"I want to make up my mind whether God is or God is not. I want to find out why evil exists. I want to know whether I have an immortal soul or whether when I die it's the end."
-- Larry Darrell, "The Razor's Edge" by W. Somerset Maugham
Been thinking about this topic for a while. Here are some of the materials I've been going over:
- Miserable Comforters by Timothy Keller
- My Servant Job by Timothy Keller
- The Book of Job
- Job (The Expositor's Bible Commentary) by Elmer B. Smick
- Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius
- World Views and Values: Boethuis, Consolation of Philosophy by Dr. Gregory B. Sadler
- Suffering: If God is good, why is there so much suffering in the world? by Timothy Keller
Though not as strongly related, I feel a few of the Oscar movies I've watched this year (like Amadeus and All the King's Men) explore the problem as well.
Some things that reminded me of Job in particular:
- "Sorrow" by Bad Religion
- Wild America with Marty Stouffer (especially Job 39)
I am eyeing C. S. Lewis' The Problem of Pain for when I finish Boethius.
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