Broken Planet: If There's a God, Then Why Are There Natural Disasters and Diseases?

Description

In Broken Planet, Dr Sharon Dirckx, scientist and apologist, offers a measured and thoughtful case for how there could be a God of love that allows natural disasters.
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\nThe question of suffering is one of the greatest hurdles to Christian faith. When believers respond to the question of why there is suffering in the world, they often turn to the free-will defence. This states that humans make choices for good or ill that can bring about suffering in the lives of others. However, that doesn't explain why children die of cancer, or why the latest earthquakes, tsunamis or pandemics have been so destructive. These seem to happen not because of our choices, but in spite of them. So how do we make sense of these events?
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\nDr. Sharon Dirckx blends argument, science and first-person narrative in this unique book, weaving answers to real questions with compassion and empathy, while also acknowledging the element of mystery we will always live with while on earth.
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\nDr Dirckx addresses topics such as:
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\nIf God exists, why would he make a world with earthquakes and tsunamis?
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\nWhy is there so much suffering in a natural disaster?
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\nAre natural disasters God's judgement?
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\nIs my illness a punishment from God?
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\nWhat kind of God would allow natural disasters and diseases?
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\nIf you have ever struggled to reconcile the idea of a loving God with all the pain in our world, this book will encourage you that belief in such a God is not as unreasonable as it may seem. In fact, it may be where God is revealed most profoundly.