{"product_id":"9781789740929_broken-planet","title":"Broken Planet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Dirckx addresses topics such as: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf God exists, why would he make a world with earthquakes and tsunamis?\u003cbr\u003eWhy is there so much suffering in a natural disaster?\u003cbr\u003eAre natural disasters God's judgement?\u003cbr\u003eIs my illness a punishment from God?\u003cbr\u003eWhat kind of God would allow natural disasters and diseases?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sharon Dirckx","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40701767974961,"sku":"9781789740929","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781789740929.jpg?v=1778150875","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781789740929_broken-planet","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}