On Evil and Suffering

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The problem of evil and suffering is addressed in our curriculum, But Not Through Me, edited by Os Guinness. Dr. Guinness has also expanded on the underlying argument of this curriculum in his book, Unspeakable: Facing Up to Evil in an Age of Genocide and Terror. These resources will also be of interest—and hopefully comfort—to people who want to pursue this topic further.

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Nonfiction

Fiction

  • Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, HarperPerennial, 1927.
  • Reinhold Schneider, “Telling Truth to Kings,” The Trinity Forum Reading, Fall 1998 (an excerpt from Imperial Mission [Gresham Press, 1948], the English translation of Las Casas von Karl V).

Movies

  • Eleni, directed by Peter Yates,1985, based on the book by Peter Gage.
  • The Quarrel, directed by Eli Cohen, 1991.
  • Weapons of the Spirit, directed by Pierre Sauvage, 1987. A movie about the village of Le Chambon.

Internet Resources

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