Wheaton College Alumni Magazine Spring 2014 | Page 17
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People have been asking many of the
same questions for thousands of years.
A number of these timeless questions are
theological. Questions like: Why am I here?
What happens when I die? How does God relate
to my life and the world at large?
For many, theologians included, the most
difficult questions often relate to the existence
of inexplicable evil and suffering. “It is
the young child with leukemia, or natural
catastrophes that may kill thousands,” says
Dr. Gary Burge, professor of biblical and
theological studies. “Many look at these things
and wonder: Could God not intervene?”
Spiritually intentional on the whole,
Wheaton students ask a host of challenging
questions every year, and Wheaton’s
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