Over fifteen years, pediatrician and theologian Pat Fosarelli surveyed approximately nine thousand children and adolescents about their understanding of God. Why Can't There Be Peace in the World? reveals their answers to a single query: "If you could ask God a question, what would that question be?" The candid, unvarnished responses from this racially and socioeconomically diverse group are hardly the precious, saccharine content of Hallmark cards. They are illuminating, profound, curious, and weighty, revealing how these children understand themselves and their existence. With compassion and sensitivity, Fosarelli illuminates how these children's questions can help us better understand the dreams, concerns, anxieties, wishes, and fears of yound people today.