When Faith Is Tested : Pastoral Responses to

When a religious caregiver visits a person who is suffering and dying or who is grieving a tragic death, questions arise concerning faith in God's goodness and power. This book deals with the pastor's preparation to deal with personal and cosmic issues of suffering and justice. Zurheide includes suggestions for conducting conversations with the dying.

Editor's Foreword

ix

Introduction

1

(2)

1. Before You Enter

3

(11)

2. Assessing What Sufferers Seek

14

(5)

3. Answers to the Theological "Why Me?"

19

(7)

4. Theodicy: The Problem of Evil

26

(9)

5. Karl Barth Speaks Out on Evil

35

(14)

6. Pastoral Care: Where Theology Touches Down

49

(8)

7. Ministry in the Trenches

57

(12)

8. Now That the Funeral's Over

69

(4)

9. A Plea for Mystery

73

(5)

Conclusion

78

(2)

Notes

80

(4)

Selected Bibliography

84

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When Faith Is Tested : Pastoral Responses to Suffering and Tragic Death

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