Thomas Schreiner is a talented and thoughtful writer and teacher on the topic of eschatology. He is fair, balanced, and logical. His conversations and writings offer well-studied reasonings. This book is no exception. The Justice and Goodness of God was a thought-provoking read.

*I received this dARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for my review.

This book really got me thinking about the final judgment, mercy, and justice, in ways I hadn't before considered. I will say the Kindle version is nifty for instant access to the dictionary.

How can we expect justice from the courts and other people and limit the justice of God? Schreiner examines the roots of our alienation from God as nations, groups, and individuals. He brings together the Jewish and Christian theologies of God's justice and the consequences of our separation from God - sins committed, good left undone.

In a world that demands a happy ending to every fairytale and universal salvation for every person, this book will be neither popular nor accepted. The idea of God as sovereign Creator and moral center goes against the liberal norm - until we are harmed by others' actions. (In which case we demand punishment for the perpetrators.)

Well thought out and researched. I may disagree with finer points or come to other conclusions, but I want a good and just God to be ruling the universe. Better to have an all-knowing Creator telling me what to do and meting justice than fickle and bribable humans.