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EVIL AND THE GOD OF LOVE,
London: Macmillan/Palgrave Press, with foreword by Marilyn McCord Adams, to be reissued by July 2007

 

Reviews of the first edition:

'The most exciting work of its kind' - Sunday Times

'A major contribution to the discussion of theodicy' - Times Literary Supplement

'Deep learning, clear thought, and a profoundly Christian mind...a really important book' - Church Times

When first published Evil and the God of Love instantly became recognized as a moidern theological classic, widely viewed as the most important work on the most important work on the problem of evil to appear in English for more than a generation and it has continued to be at the centre of discussions ever since. Alongside a new preface by the author, this reiisue of the work includes a foreword by Marilyn McCord Adams.




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Discusses the contributions of biology, psychology, parapsychology, sociology and philosophy, and the insights of the Christian, Hindu and Buddhist traditions, and offers an hypothesis about a continuation beyond this life of human moral and spiritual growth.

“Wonderfully informative, bold in generalization, and unabashed in demythologising . . A seminal work, one destined to influence all similar studies for many years to come” (News Review of Books and Religion)

“Though Death and Eternal Life is patently a work of deep scholarship, possibly a landmark study, the general reader will also find it a useful compendium of world religions and philosophies” (Publishers Weekly)

"Wonderfully informative, bold in generalization, and unabashed in demythologising, Death and Eternal Life is an educative venture of the first quality . . A seminal work, one destined to influence all similar studies for many years to come" (The New Review of Books and Religion)

"As a comprehensive evaluation of the theological options, Death and Eternal Life is a considerable achievement, a successful experiment in 'global theology', and likely the standard philosophical discussion of the subject for some time to come" (Kirkus Reviews)

" . . It is as timely as it is stimulating and enlightening" (America)


Translated into Dutch

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News
March 2007 - new article available - "Is there a Global Ethic?."

January 2007 - 'Believable Christianity." - printing problem resolved



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