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Making Sense Out of Suffering
This book is for anyone who has ever wept and wondered, "Why?" Peter Kreeft observes that our world is full of billions of normal lives that have been touched by apparently pointless and random suffering. This account of a real and honest personal quest is both engaging and convincing. Written from a deep well of wisdom derived from experience and careful observation, Maki...more
Paperback, 184 pages
Published
July 1st 1986
by Servant Books/St. Anthony Messenger Press
(first published May 1986)
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It was a great philosophical book about why suffering exists. The author is quirky, adding sections of dialogue periodically throughout the book, and bringing refreshing language and a new framework in which to think about suffering. He draws on C.S. Lewis, Buddha, as well as other writers/philosophers. It was so encouraging to see how clearly he points to Jesus, and how he ties it all together in a logical manner. While acknowledging that all cannot be understood logically, he shows that we can...more
Kreeft, like C.S. Lewis (whom he quotes extensively), is a master of the clear, fresh metaphor which illustrates and elucidates abstract concepts of philosophy and theology. He takes very seriously the question of why we suffer, and the various historic answers. His carefully and slowly built case for his own answer deserves a slow and attentive reading.
A deeply wise and consoling book from an author who keeps his word and offers a riveting succession of clues to the mystery of suffering as culled from artists, philosophers, prophets, and --ultimately -- theologians.
This book makes the biggest mistake possible for a treatise on the mystery of suffering: It adopts a tone so smug and self-assured that it cheapens the mytery it purports to explore.
Kreeft does a masterful job of helping us see that suffering is part of God's plan for His glory and our joy. One of the best on this topic.
Transformed the way I view suffering. Very applicable to daily life - I found myself quoting this book often for months after I read it.
Peter Kreeft is a pleasure to read. He has been inspired by some of the greatest writer that our modern times have known (G. K. Chesterton & C. S. Lewis), and after reading this book one is tempted to place his name among them. In this book Kreeft explores the only actual argument that Atheism has brought against Christianity - the problem of Evil. Kreeft points out throughout this book that evil (in any form) is not a problem for Christianity, rather for Christians, who believe that God is...more
Probably one I refer to more than almost any other book on my shelf. A great read. A useful resource.
Excellent book on the topic. One of the best I've read.
actually it is really well-written and presents the questions of suffering in a very good way.
i'm not sure exactly why i put it down; primarily because i felt an unsatisfactory answer developing and i didn't want to be disappointed after enjoying so much the first half.
i'm not sure exactly why i put it down; primarily because i felt an unsatisfactory answer developing and i didn't want to be disappointed after enjoying so much the first half.
Read for Contemporary Christian Belief. First half is actually pretty good. It went downhill after he claimed that Abraham was the first Jew (though the idea is correct, technically Abraham was the father of the Hebrew people. This isn't a problem in terms of what was being said, I just noticed that shortly after that I felt that the book went downhill.).
Pretty good.
I found the author did a very good job of making an intellectual and logical argument, even if you don't agree. It's more an exploration than an answer, but for some, that's more than you can hope for.
If you are trying to work through grief and have the stomach for this rather intellectual book, it is helpful.
What an amazing book! I imagine I'll be reading this one over and over again.
A brave, insightful and encouraging look into the meaning of suffering
Best book i've ever read, bar none!!
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Peter Kreeft is a Catholic apologist, professor of philosophy at Boston College and The King's College, and author of over 45 books including
Fundamentals of the Faith
,
Everything you Ever Wanted to Know about Heaven
, and
Back to Virtue
. Some consider him the best Catholic philosopher currently residing in the United States. His ideas draw heavily from religious and philosophical tradition, esp...more
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