Present Evil, Active God

Can This World’s Evil Ever Be Resolved?

De: Jered Gritters

Narrado por: Axel Bosley

Can we truly believe God is active and good amidst such rampant evil? Are there satisfying answers as to why our creator has allowed so much evil to flourish?

We tend to believe either God must not be loving or must not be actively involved. Yet throughout history, believers and nonbelievers alike have pressed forward to respond to this great challenge at the core of all life. From Lenin, to Mao and Hitler, to Tolstoy, Gandhi, and MLK Jr., adjunct professor of biblical studies Jered Gritters details how some of the worst evil has not prevented the greatest solution the world has ever seen from having its impact.

Applying the Sermon on the Mount, an all-important “relational approach” demonstrates how anyone can help to solve the problem of evil in any time or place. With empirical evidence backed up by history and a biblical foundation, the existence of evil is shown not to be the unsolvable conundrum many tend to think it is. Solidly researched and carefully translated, Gritters collects the historical theology and philosophy to demonstrate how God is actively pursuing a solution to evil and inviting us to participate with him in it.

Exploring why God allowed evil in the first place, Present Evil, Active God brings fuller context and needed synthesis to what God has always been doing—deeply engaging in bringing about his intended solution to our inescapable struggle with evil. In the end, those with eyes to see will recognize with new clarity the masterful plan designed to satisfy our existential crisis once and for all.

©2022 Jered Gritters (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Insightful, intelligent and accessible!

Well reasoned, thoroughly researched, and theologically robust! I’ll be using this book as a resource in pastoral ministry for many years to come.

A Comprehensive Survey of the Problem of Evil

Right out the gate, the author Jered Gritters presents, draws from, and challenges some of the most popular theodicies in recent history. This is not an in-depth study of any individual theodicy; rather, it serves as a survey of the problem of evil (emotional and philosophical). If you are new to the problem of evil, "Present Evil, Active God" is a great entryway into understanding the key thinkers and theologians who have trail-blazed this apologetic. Keep in mind that the author assumes the reader is at least acquainted with theological study - so if you're new to this sort of thing, keep Google search close and your Bible closer.

Worthy time spent.

When I started this book, I had no idea my life would present so many apt situations to apply the wisdom and expert logic presented here.

The history and logic included make this book both informed and clear.

I have personally benefited from it much and wish I had read it sooner.

Gritters has a clear understanding of both human nature and God’s heart, a rare combination. This book presents both perspectives in a truly relevant way.

If you are human and experience suffering from the effects of evil, you would benefit from reading it.