Why? A Mormon Answer
Why would a loving God allow horrible tragedies to happen? It's an age-old question and one that gets revisited whenever stories of mass shootings and sweeping natural disasters make headlines....
View ArticleWhy? An Atheist Answer
Wednesday, we offer the second in our series of conversations aimed at this age-old question: why do bad things happen to good people? Our guest is the evolutionary biologist and atheist Richard...
View ArticleWhy? The Book of Job
Wednesday, we continue our series on why a loving God would let bad things happen with a look at The Book of Job. It's of course the story of a successful man who loses everything: his wealth, his...
View ArticleWhy? An Evangelical Answer
Tuesday, we return to our series on the nature of God and why tragedy is part of the human condition. Our guest is the Baptist theologian Albert Mohler. For Mohler, the answer can be summarized in one...
View ArticleWhy? Greek Gods, Human Lives
The classical scholar Mary Lefkowitz says that modern discussions about why tragedies occur begin with the premise that God is all-present, all-knowing and always good. That's not the way ancient...
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