Ben D Craver

“The fact of death is the greatest philosophical problem facing every human today”(1). With that unsettling statement, Christopher M. Moreman offers a visceral rationale for including death education courses in academic curriculums. He contends that the West has ...

Noted preacher aNd homileticiaN Thomas Long approaches the perennial questions of God and human suffering with pastoral intensity. Lingering behind the book title’s question is his concern that ministers are not saying much at all. Long covers a lot of ground in this short book as he aims to revive a full-orbed theodicy for today’s preachers. While many will expect a collection of sermons, he explains that sample sermons would “be more misleading than helpful” (p. xiv) given the topic. Identifying his book as a “work of homiletical pastoral care” (p. xiii), he offers a cogent and engaging exploration of the questions surrounding the theodicy problem.