When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Name: When Bad Things Happen to Good People
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ISBN: 9781400034727

ISBN-10: 1400034728

ISBN-13: 9781400034727

Edition: 1981

Authors: Harold S. Kushner

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When Harold Kushner’s three-year-old son was diagnosed with a degenerative disease and that he 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. 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 Often imitated but never superseded, When Bad Things Happen to Good People is a classic that offers clear thinking and consolation in times of sorrow. Since its original publication in 1981, When Bad Things Happen to Good People has brought solace and hope to millions of readers and…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 1981
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/24/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.16" wide x 7.91" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition


Introduction: Why I Wrote This Book



Why Do the Righteous Suffer?



The Story of a Man Named Job



Sometimes There Is No Reason



No Exceptions for Nice People



God Leaves Us Room to Be Human



God Helps Those Who Stop Hurting Themselves



God Can't Do Everything, But He Can Do Some Important Things



What Good, Then, Is Religion?


Acknowledgments