When Bad Things Happen to Good People

by Kushner, Harold S.

• ISBN13: 9780816134656
• ISBN10: 0816134650
• Edition: Large
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1983-01-01
• Publisher: G K Hall & Co

Summary

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 contemplation of the doubts and fears that arise when tragedy strikes. Kushner shares his wisdom as a rabbi, a parent, a reader, and a human being.

Author Biography

Harold S. Kushner is Rabbi Laureate of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition	p. ix
Introduction: Why I Wrote This Book	p. 3
Why Do the Righteous Suffer?	p. 10
The Story of a Man Named Job	p. 43
Sometimes There Is No Reason	p. 63
No Exceptions for Nice People	p. 76
God Leaves Us Room to Be Human	p. 97
God Helps Those Who Stop Hurting Themselves	p. 117
God Can't Do Everything, But He Can Do Some Important Things	p. 152
What Good, Then, Is Religion?	p. 177
Acknowledgments	p. 201
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