When Suffering Persists: A Theology of Candor - Softcover

Schmidt, Frederick W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0819218294 ISBN 13: 9780819218292

Publisher: Morehouse Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

Sometimes pain passes quickly and small losses are easily absorbed. But when suffering goes on and on, for people of faith, the resulting crisis can be deeper and more destructive than the loss itself. We look for ways to comfort those who are hurting. But sometimes, in spite of our good intentions, the cliches and simplistic theology we offer only add to the pain and misery. In When Suffering Persists, Frederick W. Schmidt presents a pastoral exploration of ways to understand suffering theologically, offering an approach that ministers to both mind and spirit. He questions the value of our usual comforting words and examines the pat explanations we give one another. He provides instead a theology that takes seriously the devastating character of suffering, allowing for real help to those who continue in pain. Morehouse Publishing."

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Synopsis:

Challenges the pat answers often given to those who suffer, and provides, instead, a theology that takes seriously the devastating character of persistent suffering and senseless loss. Original.

About this edition

• Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0819218294
• ISBN 13: 9780819218292
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144