When Bad Things Happen to Good People
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (572 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00005RYZI |
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| Number of Pages | : | 478 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Often imitated but never superseded, When Bad Things Happen to Good People is a classic that offers clear thinking and consolation in times of sorrow.. The #1 bestselling inspirational classic from the nationally known spiritual leader; a source of solace and hope for over 4 million readers. When Harold Kushner’s three-year-old son was diagnosed with a degenerative disease that meant the boy would only live until his early teens, he was faced with one of life’s most difficult questions: Why, God? Years later, Rabbi Kushner wrote this straightforward, elegant contemplation of the doubts and fears that arise when tragedy str
My brother is suffering so i turned to this book under your spell My baby brother is very ill, he is 34 and needs a new liver, through no fault of his own. I converted to Judaism many years ago but my family is very Christian. I have been finding it difficult to maintain my relationship with God in light of the absolute misery my brother has gone through over the past 4 years since his initial cancer diagnosis. It suddenly came to me. The title of this book. I decided to order it on kindle. I read it all straight through in about 3 hours. I recommend it to anyo. I feel like I have very little to add to the other Chris Humston I feel like I have very little to add to the other 811 reviews, so I am writing this more as a Thank You to Rabbi Kushner, not that he'll ever see this.I first read this book in college. It was mandatory reading in one of my psychology classes. At the time, I noted that the book was well written and offered sage advice regarding a topic few write about.The book took on even more meaning later in life however, when my wife was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive cancer. She passed away 9 mon. Best answer to the problem of evil and suffering Jeremy Myers - Writing at RedeemingGod Never trust a book on suffering and pain from someone who has not experienced great suffering and pain. Since this is so, this book by Harold Kushner can be trusted. He has experienced great personal loss in his own life, and this book came out of his painful experiences.While many Christian readers may disagree strongly with his views on evolution (pp. 59, 75), that living eternally is bad (pp. 79-80), and a few other points of theology, in the end, he has the right conclusion.1. Bad things just
Remarkable for its intensely relevant real-life examples and its fluid prose, this book cannot go unread by anyone who has ever been troubled by the question, "Why me?" . Harold Kushner, a Jewish rabbi facing his own child's fatal illness, deftly guides us through the inadequacies of the traditional answers to the problem of evil, then provides a uniquely practical and compassionate answer that has appealed to millions of readers across all religious creeds. Rarely does a book come along that tackles a perennially difficult human issue with such clarity and intelligence