When Bad Things Happen to Good People

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 Often imitated but never superseded, When Bad Things Happen to Good People is a classic that offers clear thinking and consolation in times of sorrow.Since its original publication in 1981," When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 its author has become a nationally known spiritual leader.

Harold S. Kushner is Rabbi Laureate of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts.

Preface to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition	p. ix
Introduction: Why I Wrote This Book	p. 3
Why Do the Righteous Suffer?	p. 10
The Story of a Man Named Job	p. 43
Sometimes There Is No Reason	p. 63
No Exceptions for Nice People	p. 76
God Leaves Us Room to Be Human	p. 97
God Helps Those Who Stop Hurting Themselves	p. 117
God Can't Do Everything, But He Can Do Some Important Things	p. 152
What Good, Then, Is Religion?	p. 177
Acknowledgments	p. 201
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