When Bad Things Happen to Good People
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People   -     By: Harold S. Kushner

When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Penguin Random House / 2004 / Paperback

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When Harold Kushner's three-year-old son was diagnosed with a degenerative disease that meant the boy 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 Often imitated but never superceded, When Bad Things Happen to Good People is a classic that offers clear thinking and consolation in times of sorrow.

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Title: When Bad Things Happen to Good People
By: Harold S. Kushner
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 208
Vendor: Penguin Random House
Publication Date: 2004
Dimensions: 8.00 X 5.19 (inches)
Weight: 5 ounces
ISBN: 1400034728
ISBN-13: 9781400034727
Stock No: WW034720

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The inspirational classic from a renowned spiritual leader that "offers a moving and humane approach to understanding life’s windstorms" (Elisabeth Kübler-Ross).

When Harold Kushner’s three-year-old son was diagnosed with a degenerative disease that meant the boy 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. In these pages, 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 Often imitated but never superseded, When Bad Things Happen to Good People is a classic that offers clear thinking and consolation in times of sorrow.

Author Bio

HAROLD S. KUSHNER was rabbi laureate of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, having long served that congregation. The author of more than a dozen books on coping with life’s challenges, he died in 2023.

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER

“One of Kushner’s strengths has been his ability to empathize, to understand the pain of others on a personal level, and to share his gentle wisdom in an accessible manner.” —The Plain Dealer

The introduction, discussion questions, suggested reading list, and author biography that follow are designed to enhance your group’s reading of Harold S. Kushner’s classic inspirational bestseller When Bad Things Happen to Good People. We hope that they provide you with new ways of looking at and talking about this book and the guidance, encouragement, and methods of coping with the challenges of life that Kushner offers.

Editorial Reviews

"Whether religious or not, this book will speak because it touches–profoundly, but simply–on questions no parent and no person can avoid." —Harvey Cox, Harvard Divinity School

"When Bad Things Happen to Good People offers a moving and humane approach to understanding life’s windstorms." —Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

"A touching, heartwarming book for those of us who must contend with suffering, and that, of course, is all of us." —Andrew M. Greeley

"This is a book all humanity needs. It will help you understand the painful vicissitudes of this life and enable you to stand up to them creatively." —Norman Vincent Peale

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