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"""""Marius Nel raises essential arguments that have long concerned theologians and people interested in the theodicy debate. . . . This matter is finally being applied to the Pentecostal tradition and offers valuable perspectives to reflect on further. Congratulations to Marius for a well-written book and for again emphasizing the topic of God and suffering."""" --Ferdi Kruger, North-West University """"The issues of theodicy and suffering concerned philosophers and theologians over time without the final word being said. This is a much-needed contribution, in particular within Pentecostal circles, where there is little reflection on these issues. The author does a fine act of balancing academic discourse and experienced reality. This study will challenge stereotyped Pentecostal beliefs but will also appeal to every reader to empathetically engage with people who suffer."""" --Wilhelm Wessels, University of South Africa, emeritus """"In God, Suffering, and Pentecostals, Marius critically addresses the problem of theodicy in Pentecostal thought. In this welcome and cogent analysis, Nel provides us not with easy answers but with meticulous reflection on biblical and Pentecostal views on theodicy, God, and evil, inviting the reader to struggle with him and other Pentecostals about one of the greatest theological mysteries."""" --Chris L. de Wet, University of South Africa """"Despite the explosive growth of global Pentecostalism, few scholars are wrestling with issues of theodicy from the perspective of the tradition. Nel provides a welcome exploration of the realities and theology of suffering. . . . While academically rigorous, this book is profoundly practical as it grounds the experience of suffering in the pastorate. Even more, this book is very needed in the current context as we navigate the heartbreaking impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic."""" --Jacqueline Grey, Alphacrucis College"

Marius Nel raises essential arguments that have long concerned theologians and people interested in the theodicy debate. . . . This matter is finally being applied to the Pentecostal tradition and offers valuable perspectives to reflect on further. Congratulations to Marius for a well-written book and for again emphasizing the topic of God and suffering. --Ferdi Kruger, North-West University The issues of theodicy and suffering concerned philosophers and theologians over time without the final word being said. This is a much-needed contribution, in particular within Pentecostal circles, where there is little reflection on these issues. The author does a fine act of balancing academic discourse and experienced reality. This study will challenge stereotyped Pentecostal beliefs but will also appeal to every reader to empathetically engage with people who suffer. --Wilhelm Wessels, University of South Africa, emeritus In God, Suffering, and Pentecostals, Marius critically addresses the problem of theodicy in Pentecostal thought. In this welcome and cogent analysis, Nel provides us not with easy answers but with meticulous reflection on biblical and Pentecostal views on theodicy, God, and evil, inviting the reader to struggle with him and other Pentecostals about one of the greatest theological mysteries. --Chris L. de Wet, University of South Africa Despite the explosive growth of global Pentecostalism, few scholars are wrestling with issues of theodicy from the perspective of the tradition. Nel provides a welcome exploration of the realities and theology of suffering. . . . While academically rigorous, this book is profoundly practical as it grounds the experience of suffering in the pastorate. Even more, this book is very needed in the current context as we navigate the heartbreaking impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic. --Jacqueline Grey, Alphacrucis College

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Marius Nel is a research professor in the Chair of Ecumenism: Pentecostalism and Neo-Pentecostalism at the Faculty of Theology of the North-West University, South Africa. Lately, he has published on pacifism, eschatology, the LGBTIQ+ issue, and prosperity theology, all from the perspective of Pentecostal hermeneutics.

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