Description
Book SynopsisFrom the days of the early Church Christians have forged what has seemed to be a fitting kinship between their suffering and Christ's Passion. As a result, Christians are sometimes guided by the impression that simply believing hard enough Have faith! would somehow trickle down to change their hardship. However, having faith in God does not automatically translate into know-how or wisdom with suffering. Sadly, many of us seem to improvise by trial and error with one of life's most formative experiences.
This book sets out to explore an ethic of suffering; that is, learning how to locate the suffering on an ethical grid and, if possible, learning how to take steps to conspire with God who always desires our healing and freedom. The first part introduces the reader to some of the main theoretical and practical difficulties of suffering and Christian life through the work of three theologians who bring complimentary perspectives to the subject. The second part expands on some of th
Table of ContentsContents: Theologians of the Cross – Learning to Talk: The Phenomenology of Dorothee Soelle's
Suffering – The Psychological Theology of Cynthia Crysdale's
Embracing Travail – What is meant by Suffering? Looking beneath a Touchstone – The Evil of Suffering – The Chimera of Suffering and Character – What we do to each other: The social and communical roots of indivdual suffering – Founding Meaning, «Finding» God.
