The Problem of Pain

By: C. S. Lewis

Narrated by: Simon Vance

For centuries Christians have been tormented by one question above all, "If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?"

C.S. Lewis sets out to disentangle this knotty issue, but wisely adds that in the end no intellectual solution can dispense with the necessity for patience and courage.

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Why don’t people write like this anymore?

Profound discussion of the source, purpose, problem and ultimate extinguishing of all pain. May we see the divine that surrounds us in our pain.

The Problem with Pain

The writing of Lewis is a dance of pure grounded logic with utter beauty of emotion. Both sides of your brain become engaged with his style. If you aren’t used to this style, it will exhaust you. And once you digest it enough, it flows. Pain is a wonderfully, painful side of life. This book brought, not just a peace to what I’m going through, but a joy.

Classic

encouraging and grounding. I've heard it over and over again with new insights pertaining to immediate problems of the moment

Suffering

This was a book that I've been wanting to read for many years and I am very glad that I could, The narrator Simon Vance has a strong English accent that made it difficult to gather the meaning of the words he used to describes C.S. Lewis perspective regarding the Christian life and how pain has a positive role in the purpose of God's redemptive plan for His saints. Thank you C.S. Lewis . See you in the Kingdom of God when I arrive.

Pure Brillance

The first time I tried to read this book I was overwhelmed by his writing style. I quit and put it on the shelf. so I picked it up recently and it is amazing . Do not give up on this boom or any of his others. They are sheer genius.

Philosophical in its time, relevant today.

Super interesting to listen to. I loved the narrator. The the ideas and thoughts are still relevant today.

Such Great Insight

I have always loved CSL's work. He has no fear to tackle the big conflicts of Christianity and unravel them in a way that is unbiased. So many authors, both Christian and athiestic, tend to write based on how they want to see the world, or how their pre-conceived notions push them. CSL's insight into pain, why it exists and why it compels us to see a good God, is so deep and yet so basic that it demands attention. I have already listend to this book twice and will most likely listen several times again.

So deep and thought provoking.

the depth of this book creates a longing for answers that are not easily obtained.

A Theological miss step.

C.S. Lewis is a product of his time and takes liberties with this title. The idea of pain being the propellant to spiritual depth is not unique to the authors writing, The strength in the title is that the author openly admits that there is flaws in the theology of his point and that there are better examples to suffering being the accelerator to a deeper relationship with the God of Creation,

Precede with Mere Christianity

This was, in my opinion, a very satisfactory supplement after reading Mere Christianity by the same author. I would however advise that readers follow my same order when reading the two, especially non-Christians, for the sake of helpful (although certainly not absolutely necessary) background. As always with Lewis however, the readership can be as diverse or secular as you please, and they still would no doubt appreciate this as a work of satisfyingly thorough philosophy if not also divine meditation on a very human level of humility.