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The Problem of Pain (Christian Challenge Series)
by Lewis, C. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine, 1st edition (11th printing 1943 from 1st in 1940); unclipped d/j (good but with split; in protective sleeve), black b
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1943. 11th printing. h/b. Near fine, 1st edition (11th printing 1943 from 1st in 1940); unclipped d/j (good but with split; in protective sleeve), black boards good; titling on spine plate clean; text block firm, unmarked pages tight and crisp. Some slight foxing on edges.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all Ð ÔIf God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?Õ And what of the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? The greatest Christian thinker of his time sets out to disentangle this knotty issue. With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C.S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares his hope and wisdom to help heal a world hungry for a true understanding of human nature.
Synopsis
In The Problem of Pain, C.S. Lewis, one of the most renowned Christian authors and thinkers, examines a universally applicable question within the human condition: “If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?” With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C.S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares his hope and wisdom to help heal a world hungering for a true understanding of human nature. -C.S. Lewis Official Website.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133019
- Title
- The Problem of Pain (Christian Challenge Series)
- Author
- Lewis, C. S
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, 1st edition (11th printing 1943 from 1st in 1940); unclipped d/j (good but with split; in protective sleeve), black b
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 11th printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Geoffrey Bles
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1943
- Pages
- 148
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- apologetics, theology, Inklings, CSLewis
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
Terms of Sale
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Inklings & Yarnspinners
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About Inklings & Yarnspinners
INKLINGS & YARNSPINNERSA new online bookshop forFIRST & SIGNED EDITIONS, RARE BOOKSA particular focus on:- The Oxford Inklings with their Friends & Influences (C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, Williams, Chesterton, Macdonald, Sayers, etc)- Great 20th Century Novelists (e.g. Graham Greene & John le Carré; Anthony Powell & Evelyn Waugh; P. D. James etc)- Great 20th Century Poets (e.g. T. S. Eliot, John Masefield, Walter de la Mare, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Stevie Smith, W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender, Dylan Thomas, etc)- Christian Theology (e.g. from library sales)
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- Edges
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- 12mo
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
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- Plate
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