The Beauty and the Horror

Life is at once wonderful and appalling, beautiful and horrific. How can we live with this contradiction. And how can we believe in a just and loving God in the face of all the evils in the world. 'A profoundly radical reflection on one of the central issues in theology. ' Church Times 'A major new defence of Christianity that does not flinch from asking difficult questions about the kind of God who could have created our world. ' The Bookseller 'A heartening book, confronting the hardest questions with wide knowledge and deep wisdom. ' John Carey, Chief Literary Reviewer, Sunday Times 'An eloquent, honest and engaging case for Christian faith. ' The Tablet 'The best case that could be made. ' Andrew Copson, Director, British Humanist Association 'A deeply interesting book. ' Mary Warnock DBE, FBA, FMedSci 'A book of rare power - such that, once you have finished it, you know you have been changed. ' Ian S. Markham, Dean and President, Virginia Theological Seminary