Randy Alcorn, author of Heaven, also wrote If God is Good a book that takes an apologetic look at the goodness of God and all that it entails. An excerpt of that book actually became a book unto itself The Goodness of God. Now if you followed all those book titles and how they came to be, you have earned the privilege of diving into a personal take on how the goodness of God can be reconciled in a world full of evil and degradation.
Alcorn rightly starts in the introduction that these questions are universal for humanity. As we all look deeper into our existence we are faced with the issue of evil and suffering that is around us. It is those issues that lead many to reject the idea of an ever present and good God all together. Alcorn immediately dives into these issues tackling them in depth with not only the truth and wisdom of Scripture, but also a candor and tone that make reading this entire book enjoyable and easy to understand. I would recommend this book for any Christian or really any person who is currently or has in the past dealt with suffering and evil in his life.
Dealing first and foremost with the competing worldviews and how each of them deal with the existence of evil and suffering. Ultimately Alcorn, who is a christian, comes to the conclusion that Christianity provides the best answer available to the issues of evil and suffering.
From that point on Alcorn tackles the intricate arguments with the discussion of Evil and the good and all caring God. Alcorn deals with justice, glory of God, and the purpose of evil and suffering in the life of all man over the next several chapters dealing candidly but gently with each of the questions that are raised most in this discussion.
Overall this is one of the greatest and simplest "apologetic" books I have ever read and would encourage anyone to read it as I believe it advocates the mainstream evangelical stance for the Good God and His allowance of evil in the world He created for His glory.
I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.
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