One of the major needs facing the churches today is the education of its members in the faith they profess. Beneath the arguments dividing the Church, in places very deeply, is a widespread inability to read scripture other than superficially, or to recognise that other viewpoints may also have validity and a long pedigree in Christian thought. These booklets, by experienced teachers of theology, aim to inform Christians systematically about aspects of doctrine and current issues, so that they may think, act and face the intellectual challenges of the age with greater confidence.''John Holdsworth tackles the ever present problem of suffering from the example of the early church.