One of my friends pointed me to a back and forth conversation between N.T. Wright and Bart Ehrman centered around Ehrman’s new book (which I reviewed here) and the problem of evil.
The series of essays are very enlightening. Wright, I believe, does an excellent job in answering Ehrman’s objections in a very thoughtful, patient, and Biblical manner. Here are the links to the essays in order:
Bart Ehrman: “How the Problem of Pain Ruined my Faith”
N.T. Wright: “God’s Plan to Rescue Us”
Bart Ehrman: “What About the Actual Suffering?”
N.T. Wright: “What It Looks Like When God Runs the World”
Bart Ehrman: “God’s Kingdom Has Not Come”
For the main page which includes an introduction to the conversation, the essays in reverse order, and short bios of Ehrman and Wright, you can go here.
25 April 2008 at 12.36 pm
Thanks for the links.
Think you might have left Wright’s reply to Ehrman’s last response though.
25 April 2008 at 1.35 pm
Pierre: The essay by Ehrman on the kingdom was the last essay that was posted.
25 April 2008 at 9.08 pm
The last response is ‘The Bible Does Answer the Problem–Here’s How.’ I think it may be the best of Wright’s essays in terms of summing up his view.
26 April 2008 at 8.07 am
Strange. For some odd reason I can’t see where you have referenced Wright’s last response titled “The Bible Does Answer the Problem–Here’s How”. Maybe I’m just being blind.
Anyways
http://blog.beliefnet.com/blogalogue/2008/04/thanks-bart-for-a-further.html
26 April 2008 at 12.18 pm
hmm.. Check it again. I seem to be able to see N.T Wright’s response titled ‘The Bible Does Answer the Problem–Here’s How’ on the page.
Check here:
http://blog.beliefnet.com/blogalogue/2008/04/thanks-bart-for-a-further.html