Many people wrestle with questions of evil. Some appeal to mystery ("God's ways are not our ways"). Others say God allows evil for some greater purpose. Still others say God punishes with evil. Not only are these answers unsatisfying, they fail to support the view that God loves everyone all the time.God Can't solves the problem of evil. Author Thomas Jay Oord says God's love is inherently uncontrolling. Because God cannot control anyone or anything, God cannot prevent evil singleh...

Some scientific studies suggest that human beings are innately selfish and that Christian virtues like self-sacrifice are a delusion. In this intriguing volume, esteemed theologian Thomas Jay Oord interprets the scientific research and responds from a theological and philosophical standpoint, providing a state-of-the-art overview of love and altruism studies. He offers a definition of love that is scientifically, theologically, and philosophically adequate. As Oord helps readers arrive at ...

God is love. Consequently, shouldn’t love exist at the center of Christian theology? When love is at the center, theology is understood differently than it has typically been understood. Some theologians have placed faith at the center, others God’s sovereignty, still others-the Church, but Dr. Oord places the emphasis on love. God’s love for us, revealed in Christ, in the Church, and in creation, and our love for God and others as ourselves—must be afforded its rightful place. Beginning w...

If God can't prevent evil, what can God do?In his best-selling book, God Can't: How to Believe in God and Love After Tragedy, Abuse, and Other Evils, Thomas Jay Oord solves the problem of suffering. Oord offers five aspects of a real answer to why a loving God doesn't prevent pointless pain. The most helpful: God can't stop evil singlehandedly.In this follow-up, Oord answers questions God Can't readers asked about his ground-breaki...

Deconstruction is hard!Bad views of God and harmful experiences lead many of us to deconstruct. But we're right to run from the nonsense we've been taught and from those who hurt us.God After Deconstruction will not be welcomed by traditionalists. It's not a book for people who want the status quo or who think conventional theology works. It isn't for people who just want to tweak a bit what they've been taught.Thomas Jay Oord and Tripp Fuller offer an open and rela...

Hurting people ask heart-felt questions about God and suffering. Some "answers" they receive appeal to mystery: "God's ways are not our ways". Some answers say God allows evil for a greater purpose. Some say evil is God's punishment.The usual answers fail. They don't support the truth that God loves everyone all the time.God Can't gives a believable answer to why a good and powerful God doesn't prevent evil.Author Thomas Jay Oord sa...

This is the first book ever written with the title A Systematic Theology of Love.That this book is the first should puzzle those who consider love central, if not primary, to God. And yet systematic theologians typically orient their theologies around other concerns, such as divine sovereignty, freedom, scripture, trinity, or mystery,Thomas Jay Oord not only puts love first, he also offers an experience-informed and rationally-cohe...

Omnipotence is dead.At least it should be. It has no biblical support. And it dies a death of a thousand qualifications in philosophy.Those harmed and hurting wonder why an omnipotent and loving God doesn't prevent pointless pain. The problem of evil buries omnipotence six feet under.But the death of omnipotence is not the death of God.In this ground-breaking book, best-selling and award-winning author Thomas Jay Oord explains why omnipotence should be rejec...

Thomas Jay Oord's ideas are changing the world … for good!In this book, SacraSage Press offers selections from six of Oord's best-selling and award-winning books. These selections present and explain some of these world-changing ideas.Readers encounter statements like..."God can't prevent evil singlehandedly.""Love is the central theme of scripture, although some passages oppose it.""Creatio ex nihilo is not biblical and makes sol...

"A masterpiece from the preeminent theologian of love!"Love is the center of Christian scripture and experience. And yet Christians often fail to give love center stage in biblical studies and theology.Why is this?Thomas Jay Oord offers ground-breaking answers to this crucial question. He addresses leading Christian thinkers of today and yesteryear and explores biblical forms of love, such as agape, philia, hesed, and ahavah. Love's...

Most theologies suck.They're too technical or they describe a God nobody understands. Sometimes the God portrayed sounds like a controlling boyfriend or absentee parent. Rather than woo or persuade, most theology books clobber readers into submission.This book is different.Thomas Jay Oord presents a theology that makes sense. It fits the way we live our lives and matches our deepest intuitions. To the surprise of some, it harmonizes...

If God can't prevent evil, what can God do?In his best-selling book, God Can't: How to Believe in God and Love After Tragedy, Abuse, and Other Evils, Thomas Jay Oord explains why God doesn't prevent unnecessary suffering. Oord offers five aspects of a believable answer to why a loving God doesn't prevent pointless pain. The most controversial idea: God can't stop evil singlehandedly.In this follow-up book, Oord answers questions that reade...