E344: Philosopher Explains Why God Allows Evil w/Dr. Peter Kreeft | E344 Lila Rose Show

Dr Peter Kreeft is one of the most popular Christian authors of the 20th and 21st-centuries. Today I have the honor of sitting down with him to discuss suffering, faith, love, and the lessons he learned from 63 years of marriage to his late wife, Marie.

Dr Kreeft's books: https://amzn.to/4qu4NKP

Dr Kreeft's website: https://www.peterkreeft.com/

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:49 - Why It’s Reasonable To Trust God

00:06:00 - Making Sense of Suffering

00:09:05 - Best argument against God:

00:10:46 - Happy atheists don’t make sense

00:13:04 - There is no spiritual technology

00:15:21 - Grace is not what you think it is

00:20:48 - How to receive more love in your life?

00:25:21 - What does love in action look like?

00:28:28 - Be patient and honest with yourself and God

00:33:05 - The radical acceptance of God’s will is incredible

00:34:38 - St Faustina’s shocking statement:

00:40:26 - What would you want a non-believer to ask?

00:45:27 - Responding to Viral Clip

00:52:56 - Are most people “good people”?

00:54:54 - From Calvinist to Catholic

00:57:30 - Catholics and Protestants

00:59:32 - Is Catholicism Heavenly or Satanic?

01:03:15 - Why did Jesus give us the Eucharist?

01:07:03 - How Catholics and Protestants will become one again:

01:08:51 - Muslims and Christians

01:12:46 - #1 Thing Catholics Should Learn from Protestants

01:13:51 - What should Protestants learn from Catholics?

01:15:21 - Where are western Catholics failing?

01:17:28 - Mother Teresa

01:19:58 - Israel and Antisemitism

01:23:19 - Sexual Revolution, Explained:

01:28:25 - Sodomy

01:33:54 - How to reverse the sexual revolution

01:39:30 - Judge the action, not the person

01:41:18 - How to join the cultural fight:

01:42:24 - The role of contraception:

01:44:23 - Silicon Valley trying to create immortality

01:47:31 - Is Jesus going to return soon?

01:49:21 - Losing his wife of 63 years

01:57:02 - What would you tell your 25 y/o self?

01:58:31 - Touching moment between Lila and Peter

01:59:23 - Advice for single people

02:01:08 - What has marriage taught you?

02:05:16 - What is masculinity?

02:07:43 - What do we get wrong about masculinity today?

02:09:56 - What do we get wrong about feminity?

02:13:22 - Getting a call from his wife…at her funeral

02:15:55 - Processing the grief

02:21:32 - Advice for fathers:

02:22:37 - Advice for fathers:

02:22:55 - The Tolkien Book Controversy

02:28:23 - Peter Kreeft’s favorite of his own books