Mysterious providence – where is God?

Any doctrine of providence is haunted by the problem of evil and suffering.
PHOTO: ALAMY, MILOSZ ANIOL

Does it make sense to believe that God is at work in the world when it is impossible to see a meaning or purpose in history or to deny the many examples of pointless suffering?

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