When Bad Things Happen to Good People - Softcover

Kushner, Harold S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1400034728 ISBN 13: 9781400034727

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2004

Synopsis

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 strikes. In these pages, Kushner shares his wisdom as a rabbi, a parent, a reader, and a human being. Often imitated but never superseded, When Bad Things Happen to Good People is a classic that offers clear thinking and consolation in times of sorrow.

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Review:

"Whether religious or not, this book will speak because it touches-profoundly, but simply-on questions no parent and no person can avoid." --Harvey Cox, Harvard Divinity School

"When Bad Things Happen to Good People offers a moving and humane approach to understanding life's windstorms." --Elisabeth KYbler-Ross

"A touching, heartwarming book for those of us who must contend with suffering, and that, of course, is all of us." --Andrew M. Greeley

"This is a book all humanity needs. It will help you understand the painful vicissitudes of this life and enable you to stand up to them creatively." --Norman Vincent Peale

Book Description:

For everyone who has been hurt by life - here is a book that heals. The 20th Anniversary edition with a new introduction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1400034728
• ISBN 13: 9781400034727
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176