When Bad Things Happen to Good People

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a must read for all affected by suffering - Rated
This is a very comforting book. I read soon after our beloved angel-daughter was diagnosed with a fatal disease and it did offer some feeling of peacefulness till the end. Although written by a religious man it was usefull for me who is not religious at all.
All of you who are going through a very difficult patch in their lives - this is one book for you.
It is a great book also for those who would like to learn more about handling their friends' or relatives' tragedies. This book gives you tips what to do and what to say and most importantly what not to say (the dreaded 'It is better that way et al'.) Although written by a rabbi, it should be mandatory for all priests of all religions to teach them how to handle grief and pain.

This should be our Bible - Rated
This book is by far the most inspiring book I've ever read. I have tried religion after religion, and none of them seemed to satisy my beliefs. This book takes an educated look at human life and death and makes sense of it, unlike the churches. After I lost my child to an abortion, I had a nervous breakdown and began blaming God. This book made me understand God's involvement in our lives in a whole new way that made perfect sense to me. To all those that belive that God takes our loved ones for His own purposes should definately read this book, as should all clergymen of all denominations, and all who have lost a loved one. This should be our universal human Bible.

The book is well written and easy to understand. - Rated
I liked this book very much. The book is easy to read and to follow along. By reading the book it helped me to get through the death of a close relative. It helped me to realize that it is not God's fault. If I found a weakness in the book it is that things happen randomly. I believe that there are evil forces in our world that cause our problems. However, no book is perfect.

I would highly recommend this book to everyone. For the following reasons (1) Helps us to understand God, (2) Helps to see that it is not God's fault but that God loves us, (3) well written and (4) easy to read.

This book a must for any physician who deals with cancer - Rated
Every physician who treats patients with malignancies is faced with the question by the patient "why me". The patient, if religious, feels abandoned or has a covert feeling of guilt or even that he is being punished by a higher force. This adds to his already present physical distress. Rabbi Kushner presents a rational arguement that the metaphysical has no relationship to our physical pain in life. He brings illness into the realm of reason and away from theological absurdities that were a carry over from Biblical mythologies.

The author gives the patient and his family an understanding that medical problems are just that and are not Gods way of punishing the innocent or abandoning the good, He gives the caring physician an opportunity to talk with his patients in a rational manner free of philosophical absurdities.