Contemporary Creed

Unlike Richard Dawkins, theRevised Edition, ContemporaryCreedsees no conflict between evolution and God, faith andmodern science. But what sort of God creates a violent universe with a Big Bangalmost 14 billion years ago and appears to do little or nothing toprevent built-in suffering and natural disasters like earthquakes,famines, disabled children and cancers? The Christian Godleaves a lot unexplained! Some writers give superficialanswers whereas Morris — who helps care for his own handicappedgrandson — gets to the root of difficulties and succeeds in findingcredible pathways through sixty problems of Christian beliefs andethics. He writes for believers and unbelievers: for Christians likehimself who admit their doubts, and for atheists and agnosticsinterested in life’s big questions. His unusual format of 90% proseand 10% original poetry is entertaining, and the stylestraightforward everyday language, offering conclusions that areoften open-ended, undogmatic. His systematictheology becomes a brief A-Z that may be read in any order forindividual Bible study, or by house groups that want a provocativestructure for lively discussion.