Some Great Books

If you are interested, here are some excellent books that I found pertinent when writing this series of posts on the problem of evil, the cross, and God's victory over evil

• The Cross of Christ by John Stott – “‘I could never myself believe in God, if it were not for the cross…In the real world of pain, how could one worship a God who was immune to it?’ With compelling honesty John Stott confronts this generation with the centrality of the cross in God’s redemption of the world.”
• “The Grand Miracle,” chapter 14 of Miracles by C. S. Lewis – on the death and resurrection of Christ
• Perelandra by C. S. Lewis – a beautiful portrayal of the glory of redemption and God’s victory over evil, and a fascinating perspective on free will and the Fall
• The last several pages of On Fairy-stories by J. R. R. Tolkien - it is here that he describes "eucatastrophe."
• The End For Which God Created the World by Jonathan Edwards – argues that God’s ultimate purpose for creation is both the glory of God and the joy of his people, and that these two ends are one.”