The Problem of Pain is a 1940 book by C. S. Lewis, in which he seeks to provide an intellectual Christian response to questions about suffering. The book is a theodicy, an attempt by one Christian layman to reconcile orthodox Christian belief in a just, loving and omnipotent God with pain and suffering.
Some have felt that it is useful to read it together with A Grief Observed, Lewis' reflections on his own experiences of grief and anguish upon the death of his wife. In addition to dealing with human pain, however, the book also contains a chapter entitled "Animal Pain," demonstrating not only the fact that Lewis cast his net wider than human suffering, but also a reflection on a lifelong love of animals.
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1940s
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1950s
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- Mere Christianity (1952)
- English Literature in the Sixteenth Century Excluding Drama (1954)
- Major British Writers, Vol I (1954)
- De Descriptione Temporum. An Inaugural Lecture (1955)
- Surprised by Joy (1955)
- Reflections on the Psalms (1958)
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1970s
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1980s
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- The Business Of Heaven (1984)
- Present Concerns (1986)
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1990s
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- All My Road Before Me: The Diary of C. S. Lewis 1922–27 (1993)
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2000s
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- Essay Collection: Literature, Philosophy and Short Stories (2000)
- Essay Collection: Faith, Christianity and the Church (2000)
- Collected Letters
- Volume I: Family Letters 1905–1931 (2000)
- Volume II: Books, Broadcasts and War 1931–1949 (2004)
- Volume III: Narnia, Cambridge and Joy 1950–1963 (2007)
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