Questions and Answers for God Can't

Name: Questions and Answers for God Can't
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Thomas Jay Oord
ISBN: 9781948609210

Author: Thomas Jay Oord

Narrator: Thomas Jay Oord

Unabridged: 5 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: SacraSage Press

Published: 05/15/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Christian Living, Christian Theology

Synopsis

If God can't prevent evil, what can God do?In his best-selling book, God Can't: How to Believe in God and Love After Tragedy, Abuse, and Other Evils, Thomas Jay Oord explains why God doesn't prevent unnecessary suffering. Oord offers five aspects of a believable answer to why a loving God doesn't prevent pointless pain. The most controversial idea: God can't stop evil singlehandedly.In this follow-up book, Oord answers questions that readers of God Can't asked in response to his ground-breaking proposals. Answers in this new book solve age-old conundrums and offer plausible explanations. The chapters answer questions such as...If God can't control creation, why pray?If God's love is uncontrolling, how do we explain miracles?What does an uncontrolling God actually do?What does it mean to say God loves everyone and everything?How does Jesus fit into a theology of uncontrolling love?If a loving God created the universe, why is evil even possible?What final hope do we have if God's love is uncontrolling?How do you know God's can't prevent evil?In a conversational style, Oord addresses each question. The result is a view of God even more compelling than many thought possible!Questions and Answers for God Can't resolves the questions deep thinkers ask. The answers deepen trust in a God of uncontrolling love.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on August 09, 2020

I find Q&A helpful as a person who dealt with the grief of divorce. I wondered if or why God abandoned me, but Tom Oord provides insight into the nature and character of God that is missing from mainstream Christianity. It's a perspective that dives deep into what it means that God is love. Because......more

Goodreads review by JC on August 01, 2020

Thomas Jay Oord expounds on ideas presented in God can’t. This book serves like an FAQ about the previous book, and includes further explanation. Many ideas presented in this book had me stopping to sit and chew on new ideas. The most impactful chapter for me was, “If God can’t control, why pray?” T......more

Goodreads review by John on June 18, 2020

Unfortunately, Oord didn't address the fundamental question I have with his view, which seems to be a total defeater. I don't understand why I can't find anyone else raising the question. The problem is, as this work made clear, Oord isn't wanting to state God can't do anything. But if God can do so......more

Goodreads review by Peter on August 23, 2020

This is a companion book to Oord’s God Can’t. Here he takes on common questions that people ask about this view. Questions like: why pray, what about miracles, if God is creator why can’t he stop evil, what is the hope for the future, among others. One that he did not touch on is the question of jus......more

Goodreads review by Allan on February 03, 2021

"God Can't Q & A" is a follow up volume to "God Can't." Both volumes would make for an excellent group book study. It is clearly written theology integrated with pastoral concern. A must-read.......more