IF I WERE GOD, I'D END ALL THE PAIN
(Struggling with evil, suffering and faith)
By John Dickson
Matthias Media. 64 pages. £4.00
ISBN 1 876326 37 9
Distributed in the UK by The Good Book Company (www.thegoodbook.co.uk)
Despite losing his father in a plane crash, Australian author John Dickson does not claim to be an expert on the problem of pain. Instead, in his new book, he attempts to confront some of his doubts about the God who allows personal suffering.
Dickson begins by looking at the other world religions. Sharing insights from Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam, he demonstrates that each of these faiths has a distinctive and simplistic view of suffering. In contrast, the Bible is full of intrigue and beauty, offering no easy answers to life's difficult questions.
