Faith & the Problem of Evil (BSA 5) - The Bible, Or: Do You Ever Argue With God?
From Theology Lab: Courage & Curiosity for Everyday Faith by Scott Rice
April 28, 2026 · 18 min · Season 8 · Episode 6
About this episode
The episode explores the complexities of suffering, faith, and divine power through the lens of biblical texts and theological discussions.
YouTube/Video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/-t6ZGuFwMi8 In this Beyond Simple Answers episode Scott, Greg, and Kristin explore the Bible, suffering, creation, and the problem of evil in passages like Philippians 2, the book of Job, Lamentations, and the stories of Hagar and Gethsemane. Returning to previous discussions, they look back at Process and Liberation theology's themes of justice and noncoercive love, as well aa prayer. Why does Job accept God's response? How do believers hold together anger and faith? It's a human conversation, animated by a desire to believe, that looks at suffering, divine power, and faith -- and the many complexities that arise in between in these topics. Beyond Simple Answers episodes are part of Theology Lab. We aim at seeking out a theological vision when simple answers fall aren't enough. And the conversations are geared towards anyone who might be amidst processes like deconstruction and reconstruction of faith, or who just wants curiosity and thinking to play a more important part of your faith life. Thanks for giving some of your time to engage this. We really do appreciate that and hope it might be helpful in some way. 📚 Check…
People in this episode
Host: Scott Rice
Guests: Greg, Kristin
Topics covered
- suffering
- the problem of evil
- faith
- theology
- prayer
- justice
- noncoercive love
Keywords
- Job
- suffering
- faith
- theology
- Philippians
- Lamentations
- prayer
- justice
Mentioned in this episode
Products: We Mend With Gold
Books & works: Philippians 2, the book of Job, Lamentations, stories of Hagar and Gethsemane
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