When Bad Things Happen to Good People

WhenHaroldKushner'sthree-year-oldsonwasdiagnosedwithadegenerativediseaseandthathewouldonlyliveuntilhisearlyteens，hewasfacedwithoneoflife'smostdifficultquestions：Why，God?Yearslater，RabbiKushnerwrotethisstraightforward，elegantcontemplationofthedoubtsandfearsthatarisewhentragedystrikes.Kushnershareshiswisdomasarabbi，aparent，areader，andahumanbeing.Oftenimitatedbutneversuperseded，WhenBadThingsHappentoGoodPeopleisaclassicthatoffersclearthinkingandconsolationintimesofsorrow.Sinceitsoriginalpublicationin1981，"WhenBadThingsHappentoGoodPeoplehasbroughtsolaceandhopetomillionsofreadersanditsauthorhasbecomeanationallyknownspiritualleader.