When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Harold S. Kushner

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars
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Rarely does a book come along that tackles a perennially difficult human issue with such clarity and intelligence.

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.

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?"--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Harold S. Kushner is Rabbi Laureate of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, where he lives. His books include The Lord Is My Shepherd, Living a Life That Matters, and How Good Do We Have to Be?

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When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Harold S. Kushner


	From Publishers Weekly
	When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold S. Kushner. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, this book features Rabbi Kushner's perspective on how people can better deal with evil that enters their lives.Copyright 2001... read full editorial

	From AudioFile
	Rabbi Kushner delivers his enormously popular work with warm and avuncular aplomb. An old hand at homey sermons, he discusses harrowing personal losses, confronting some of life's biggest challenges... read full editorial

	Andrew M. Greeley
	"A touching, heart-warming book for...all of us." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Harold S. Kushner


	Very Enlightening
	(Chicago) August 28, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars
	Unfortunately, we all suffer in our lifetimes. As part of our pain, we try to rationalize why we are undergoing trauma. Harold Kushner takes a personal tragedy as a backdrop for his explanation of why bad things happen... read full review

	Extremely helpful and uplifting
	(Chicago) August 17, 2004 - 5.0/5 stars
	I bought this book nearly 9 years ago after I lost my mother to a devastating illness that September, and my daughter was delivered stillborn a week before my due date in January. My father went on to die from cancer... read full review

	Very much worth a read
	(El Cajon, CA United States) December 17, 2000 - 4.0/5 stars
	Although I do not share Kushner's Jewish belief system, he asks the same questions we all have. Why? Why me? Why now? etc. While his presuppositions are different from mine as an evangelical Christian, I still think he lays... read full review

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