Wheaton College Alumni Magazine Spring 2014 | Page 17

I 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 W H EATON .EDU / M A G A Z I N E 141833_14-32.indd 15 WHEATON 15 3/19/14 7:58 PM