Martin Luther's Hidden God

The presence of evil in a world said by God to be good is perhaps humanity's most vexing challenge. ""Where is God in all this?"" is a universal cry. The answers are as numerous and varied as those offering them, but little is accomplished, it seems, to ease the pain of a God who doesn't behave according to law, logic, or rationale. Into this melee, Martin Luther waded with his distinction between God preached and God not preached and hiding. Though not always appreciated, Luther's thought ...