The Light Shines On in the Darkness: Transforming Suffering through Faith: 4 (Happiness, Suffering, and Transcendence)
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (826 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B07345B2DW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Light Shines Amazon Customer Fourth in a series but you don't need to read the first three to be blessed by this book. I do plan on buying the other three. Father Spitzer never disappoints, whether written or video.. Five Stars great book with profound insight into suffering.. Eric P said Three Stars. Its ok, just slow reading, but very deep, and very accurate !!
He points out some of the most common mistakes people make when trying to interpret God's motives for allowing or alleviating suffering. He discusses how God uses suffering to lead us to compassion for others and eternal life. He also shows how the Holy Spirit guides us through times of suffering toward our salvation, explaining the signs and the interior movements that reveal the Spirit's actions.Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J., gives a comprehensive response to these questions and many others, explaining the contemporary evidence for God, the soul, and the resurrection. Why would an all-loving God allow suffering? Are not suffering and love opposed to one another? Does suffering have any meaning or benefit? Is there any objective evidence for God, for a soul that will survive bodily death, for the resurrection of Jesus? Who is God anyway – benevolent and loving, or angry and retributive?Fr. Spitzer not only addresses the perplexing questions associated with suffering but teaches us how to suffer well. He demonstrates why suffering – in combination with love – is one of the most powerful motivating agents for personal, cultural, and societal development.
This book is ultimately about the personal crisis of suffering everybody goes through, but nobody's prepared for. More important, he shows how suffering can teach us compassion, shape our character for the better, bring us closer to God, and in fact can be, as counter-intuitive as it may seem, the ground out of which a greater happiness grows." --Dean Koontz, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author"Suffering has the power to break or elevate the human spirit. Lived in the spirit of the Gospel and borne for the sake of others, it's the most redemptive, transfiguring force in creation. F
Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D. is the former President of Gonzaga University. Robert J. He is also the President of the Spitzer Center for Ethical Leadership. He is the author of numerous books including Healing the Culture, Finding True Happiness, Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life, and Ten Universal Principles.. He is the