What Kind of God?: An Attempt at Reconciling Human Experience with A

Do you want to believe that there is meaning and purpose to our lives as human beings here on Earth? Furthermore, do you want to believe that there can be meaning and purpose that extends even to suffering? Do you want to believe that there is a God, but all too often feel that tension and even desperation swell within you because you can’t make sense out of the notion that, if there is a God, this God seems to just allow the most heinous atrocities to be committed? Throughout the ages, certainly since the concept of monotheism took over from polytheism, where there was a God to be associated with and used to explain all aspects of human experience, people have pondered this timeless, unsettling question. For those of us who are convinced by our own experience of being alive that we simply cannot be a cosmic accident, which arose spontaneously with no original cause (prima causa), this question is particularly infuriating. So how can we make the two jive? By looking at history, natural history and even some of my own personal history, this book dares to make the quantum leap from passively posing these inquiries to actually offering solutions to these weighty problems. So come along with me on this inquisitive exploration into the very meaning of life and the nature of God. No intriguing scavenger hunt for symbols, artifacts or faith-threatening bloodlines here, my friend; our quest both underlies and transcends such things. Come! Let’s get to the heart of the matter!O'Loughlin, Chris is the author of 'What Kind of God?: An Attempt at Reconciling Human Experience with A', published 2007 under ISBN 9781424152360 and ISBN 1424152364.