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The Problem of Pain |
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The Problem of Pain is a 1940 book by C. S. Lewis, in which he seeks to provide an intellectual Christian response to questions about suffering. The book is a theodicy, an attempt by one Christian layman to reconcile orthodox Christian belief in a just, loving and omnipotent God with the fact that people suffer, and is not intended to provide comfort to those actually suffering.Some have felt that it is useful to read it together with A Grief Observed, Lewis reflections on his own experiences of grief and anguish upon the death of his wife. In addition to dealing with human pain, however, the book also contains a chapter entitled Animal Pain, demonstrating not only the ...view more
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