The great Russian novelist and thinker Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is largely remembered for his novels, Anna Karenina and War and Peace. But he was also a prolific essayist and storyteller. As compiler Lawrence Jordan notes, "For the Christian, Tolstoy\u2019s gospel stories represent Christ-centered fi
Where the Hell Is God?
β Scribed by Richard Leonard, SJ
- Publisher
- Paulist Press, Inc.
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Combines professional insights along with the author's own experience and insights to speculate on how believers can make sense of their Christian faith when confronted with tragedy and suffering.
β¦ Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
FOREWORD by James Martin, SJ
PREFACE
CHAPTER ONE: God Is Not Out to Get Us
CHAPTER TWO: We Grow through Pain, but It Is Not Sent to Make Us Grow
CHAPTER THREE: And Now Letβs Cross to God the Weatherman. Can We Stop Praying for Rain?
CHAPTER FOUR: We Are Invited to Respond to Godβs Love, Not Forced or Programmed by It
CHAPTER FIVE: God Did That to His Only Beloved Son, Maybe Iβm Getting off Lightly
CHAPTER SIX: βThus Have We Made the Worldβ
CHAPTER SEVEN: When Your Time Is Up, Your Time Is Up, and You Donβt Get a Second More
CONCLUSION
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
β¦ Subjects
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