Ask NT Wright Anything #21 Free will and the problem of evil

2019-09-11T17:00:00

An atheist listener asks a question about free will and the problem of evil. Will it be possible for there to be another ‘fall’ in the new creation? And the hosts of the Libertarian Christian Podcast have some questions for Tom about living as Christians in today’s world.

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