Joseph is in graduate studies for Philosophy and Theology at Saint Louis University. A former atheist and Air Force veteran, he loves traveling and having his views challenged. His hobbies include reading, running, and listening to punk rock.
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Air Force veteran Joseph Nolla reflects on the difficulty making sense of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in the aftermath of the withdrawal of US troops, as well as the conduct of the war itself. As painful as the fall of Afghanistan is, finding God in this moment is both a challenging and necessary task.
O Death, Where is Thy Sting: A Meditation on Suffering, a new book by Brother Joe Hoover doesn’t offer theodicies or justifications of God’s goodness; it is a collection of thoughts from a man trying to process the suffering in the world.
The brutal killings of Black people by police would have been considered war crimes in the military context.