The Problem of Pain

By: C. S. Lewis

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

For centuries Christians have been tormented by one question above all, "If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?"

C.S. Lewis sets out to disentangle this knotty issue, but wisely adds that in the end no intellectual solution can dispense with the necessity for patience and courage.

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The Problem with Pain

The writing of Lewis is a dance of pure grounded logic with utter beauty of emotion. Both sides of your brain become engaged with his style. If you aren’t used to this style, it will exhaust you. And once you digest it enough, it flows. Pain is a wonderfully, painful side of life. This book brought, not just a peace to what I’m going through, but a joy.

Classic

encouraging and grounding. I've heard it over and over again with new insights pertaining to immediate problems of the moment

Suffering

This was a book that I've been wanting to read for many years and I am very glad that I could, The narrator Simon Vance has a strong English accent that made it difficult to gather the meaning of the words he used to describes C.S. Lewis perspective regarding the Christian life and how pain has a positive role in the purpose of God's redemptive plan for His saints. Thank you C.S. Lewis . See you in the Kingdom of God when I arrive.

Pure Brillance

The first time I tried to read this book I was overwhelmed by his writing style. I quit and put it on the shelf. so I picked it up recently and it is amazing . Do not give up on this boom or any of his others. They are sheer genius.

Why don’t people write like this anymore?

Profound discussion of the source, purpose, problem and ultimate extinguishing of all pain. May we see the divine that surrounds us in our pain.

Philosophical in its time, relevant today.

Super interesting to listen to. I loved the narrator. The the ideas and thoughts are still relevant today.

An Extraordinary Little Book

This book is not for people who fear a questioning of their faith. Nor is it for those who hate intellectualizing religion.

No Bible thumping, no cute or warm stories, no inane pycho-babble. It is a dispassionate and logical tour de force showing first why the notion of God arises in humans and then why morality based on a loving God is possible in a world that seems at times totally cold and empty. His discussion of the concept of omnipotence is probably the best I've ever heard. Very persuasive.

Lewis was a celebrated professor of English at Oxford. He became an atheist at the tender age of 13, but later converted to Christianity (with the help of his colleague Tolkein) at the age of 31. He is perhaps the most famous modern Christian intellectual.

The narration of this audiobook is unbelievably good. The narrator Robert Whitfield is not often given praise in the reviews. He is a true professional and his readings only add to the quality of the experience. He has the same type of perfect British cadence and disinterested tone that James Mason had in the movies. What a voice!

It was Very complex

You really cant listen to this well your driving it takes all of your concentration to follow

C S Lewis The man the theologian.

Follow closely and you will find treasures .CS is not an easy read, it takes keeping up and sometimes going back to reread but its well worth it.

Thought Provoking

I am really enjoying Mr Lewis’s view on different areas. He has the ability to allow the reader/listener to look at this from different point of views.

The narrator also did a great job.