A erudite if unsatisfying attempt at grappling with the classic Judæo-Islamic conception of God in view of the great suffering faced by humanity. I particularly liked the line he cites from Heinrich Heine, I am very wretched. Coughed terribly for twenty-four hours; hence headache today, probably tomorrow too … What an unpleasant state of affairs! I am nearly out of my mind with anger, pain, and impatience. I will see to it that God is sued by the animal rights society. ( )