{"product_id":"pain-and-providence","title":"Pain and Providence","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Martin Cyril D'Arcy, S.J.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003ePain and Providence\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis, in form, a transcript of an intellectual society meeting to discuss the problem of evil and the existence of God; in spirit, it is a précis of the diverse viewpoints that men and women hold in regard to whether a good and loving God can allow, let alone actively will, the experience of pain and suffering. An excellent companion piece to C. S. Lewis’s \u003ci\u003eThe Problem of Pain\u003c\/i\u003e in apologetics and G. K. Chesterton’s \u003ci\u003eMan Who Was Thursday\u003c\/i\u003e in literature, \u003ci\u003ePain and Providence\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating summation of Catholic teaching on evil and the existence of the God who is Love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e“The providence of God is in its way as complicated as the eye and we go meddling with it in our desire to make a new universe with all we dislike left out and as a result, if we were allowed our way, there would be no universe at all.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e–Martin Cyril D’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eArcy, S.J.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Cyril D’Arcy\u003c\/b\u003e (1888–1976) was a Roman Catholic priest of the Society of Jesus. A philosopher and professor, D’Arcy taught at Oxford University and Cornell University, Georgetown University and Gonzaga University, and the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1950970292\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53100027740527,"sku":"978-1950970292","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Product55.jpg?v=1781124522","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/pain-and-providence","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}