"Where is God in the Darkness? The Problem of Evil and Suffering"

When the World Breaks

We live in a world where the sun rises each morning, where children laugh, where love surprises us in the most unexpected places. And yet, this same world is home to genocide, disease, despair, and the kind of loss that leaves us breathless. Every human being, at some point, must face the uncomfortable and often devastating reality of suffering.

Why does a good God allow pain? Why do innocent people endure unimaginable horrors? Why is there so much evil in a world said to be created by a benevolent and powerful deity?

These are not merely academic questions. They are deeply personal ones. They come to us in the hospital waiting room, at the graveside, in war zones, in burned-out apartments, in quiet moments of grief no one else sees. They strike when we look into the eyes of someone we love and realize we cannot protect them from the world’s cruelty. They haunt even the most devout believers and are often the very reason many walk away from faith entirely.

This is the Problem of Evil and Suffering—a problem that has challenged theologians, philosophers, skeptics, and seekers for centuries. It is a question that refuses to go away, because it is, in some sense, the central question of our existence: How can we reconcile the reality of pain with the idea of a loving God?

This book is not an attempt to provide easy answers. There are none. What it aims to offer is a journey—through philosophy and theology, across traditions and cultures, and into the depths of human experience. We will explore classic theodicies, wrestle with real-world suffering, examine various religious and secular perspectives, and search for a path forward that does not deny pain but faces it with honesty, compassion, and—perhaps—a fragile kind of hope.

You may not find all the answers here. But perhaps you will find companions in your questioning. And maybe, just maybe, you will discover that even in the darkest night, the search for meaning is not in vain.