The Resource Suffering and the search for meaning : contemporary responses to the problem of pain, Richard Rice
Suffering and the search for meaning : contemporary responses to the problem of pain, Richard Rice
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- Summary
- Suffering is a philosophical problem, but it is much more. It is deeply personal. Why is this happening to me? How can I respond to friends and family in pain and loss, and to people in my care? Richard Rice guides readers through the seven most significant theodicies{u2014}approaches that have been used to make sense of suffering in light of God's justice or control. He considers the strengths and weaknesses of each option, while always guiding us toward greater understanding and compassion. Rice goes further by offering guidelines for constructing a personal framework for dealing practically with suffering, one that draws from philosophy, ethics, theology and real-world experience. Intending for each of us to find a response to our suffering that is both intellectually satisfying and personally authentic, Rice provides the resources for meeting this challenge. He weaves together the theoretical side of the theodicies with personal stories of people who have experienced great suffering. While no framework can perfectly account for the problem of pain, we are left with the overarching insight that suffering never has the final word. --Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 166 pages
- Contents
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- Preface
- Why God, why?
- God never makes mistakes
- Let freedom ring
- No pain, no gain
- An enemy hath done this
- Love makes the world go round
- Even God can't do everything
- Rage against the dying of the light
- Fragments of meaning
- Name and subject index
- Scripture index
- Isbn
- 9780830840373
- Label
- Suffering and the search for meaning : contemporary responses to the problem of pain
- Title
- Suffering and the search for meaning
- Title remainder
- contemporary responses to the problem of pain
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Rice
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Suffering is a philosophical problem, but it is much more. It is deeply personal. Why is this happening to me? How can I respond to friends and family in pain and loss, and to people in my care? Richard Rice guides readers through the seven most significant theodicies{u2014}approaches that have been used to make sense of suffering in light of God's justice or control. He considers the strengths and weaknesses of each option, while always guiding us toward greater understanding and compassion. Rice goes further by offering guidelines for constructing a personal framework for dealing practically with suffering, one that draws from philosophy, ethics, theology and real-world experience. Intending for each of us to find a response to our suffering that is both intellectually satisfying and personally authentic, Rice provides the resources for meeting this challenge. He weaves together the theoretical side of the theodicies with personal stories of people who have experienced great suffering. While no framework can perfectly account for the problem of pain, we are left with the overarching insight that suffering never has the final word. --Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1944-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rice, Richard
- Dewey number
- 231/.8
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BT732.7
- LC item number
- .R525 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Suffering
- Theodicy
- Label
- Suffering and the search for meaning : contemporary responses to the problem of pain, Richard Rice
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Preface -- Why God, why? -- God never makes mistakes -- Let freedom ring -- No pain, no gain -- An enemy hath done this -- Love makes the world go round -- Even God can't do everything -- Rage against the dying of the light -- Fragments of meaning -- Name and subject index -- Scripture index
- Control code
- 866922668
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 166 pages
- Isbn
- 9780830840373
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2014011886
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)866922668
- Label
- Suffering and the search for meaning : contemporary responses to the problem of pain, Richard Rice
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Preface -- Why God, why? -- God never makes mistakes -- Let freedom ring -- No pain, no gain -- An enemy hath done this -- Love makes the world go round -- Even God can't do everything -- Rage against the dying of the light -- Fragments of meaning -- Name and subject index -- Scripture index
- Control code
- 866922668
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 166 pages
- Isbn
- 9780830840373
- Isbn Type
- (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2014011886
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)866922668
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