Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
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November 24, 2022

Review:

Overview

Looking back on our lives, Kathy and I came to realize that at the heart of why people disbelieve and believe in God, of why people decline and grow in character, of how God becomes less real and more real to us-is suffering. And when we looked to the Bible to understand this deep pattern, we came to see that the great theme of the Bible itself is how God brings fullness of joy not just despite but through suffering, just as Jesus saved us not in spite of but because of what he suffered on the cross. And so there is a peculiar, rich, and poignant joy that seems to come to us only through and in suffering.    In this anticipated book, Timothy Keller explores one of the most difficult questions in life: Why is there so much pain and suffering in the world? And how do we handle it in a way that won’t destroy us, but could actually make us stronger and wiser?   Many books attempt to explain evil and suffering intellectually, while others offer mere inspirational stories. In this book, Keller attempts to unify the complex questions and experiences related to suffering. He explores the philosophical problem of suffering, then the rich biblical teaching on the subject, and finally the actual experience of dealing with suffering in the most practical terms. This will be an indispensable resource to everyone who wants to prepare themselves or others to face the inevitable prospect of pain and suffering.

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering may be the most comprehensive contemporary book on the subject. And for me, that’s saying something. The book is incredibly well researched, yet it is impossibly personal. Keller has a way of taking the walking wounded by the hand and gently placing it in the Savior’s.

– Joni Eareckson Tada for The Gospel Coalition


I can’t think of a better resource for understanding suffering, enduring it with hope, and helping others whose suffering runs too deep for any word except the Word.

– Gerald L. Sittser for Christianity Today

1. Articles


1. 20 Quotes from Walking with God through Pain and Suffering

Tim Keller has written one of the year’s most important books (a line I seem to recite annually). His newest — Walking with God through Pain and Suffering — is a wise, Christ-centered, comforting book for readers who hurt, and offers counsel to readers who anticipate future suffering. It’s a book for everyone, and it releases tomorrow from Dutton.

To mark its arrival, I pulled my favorite quotes from the book and narrowed the list down to my top 20.

Language



English (en)

Authors



Tony Reinke,

Number of Pages



1




2. Tim Keller Wants You to Suffer Well

Suffering. Is there a more perennially and painfully relevant topic? Countless books address the subject—and countless sufferers read them. Beneath the sometimes shiny veneer, after all, this world is a profoundly tragic place.

Christian books on suffering tend to fall into one of three camps. Some are philosophical, written to address the “problem of evil” and other complex questions from a typically scholarly perspective. Others are theological, intended to survey the breadth of God’s Word to see what it has to say about affliction and evil. Still others are pastoral, designed to give down-to-earth devotional help to those locked in the grip of pain.....

Language



English (en)

Authors



Matt Smethurst,

Number of Pages



1




3. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering (Book Review)

Forgive me, but I’m always a bit skeptical about the latest book on suffering and God. I’m not a cynic or a disparager; it’s just the subject has so consumed me for the last 46 years of quadriplegia, that everything I read makes me wonder, Is there anything new or explained differently about affliction and the Almighty that can help—I mean really help—me through my suffering?.....

Language



English (en)

Authors



Joni Eareckson Tada,

Number of Pages



1




4. BOOK REVIEW: WALKING WITH GOD THROUGH PAIN AND SUFFERING

Throughout many years of pastoral ministry, Timothy Keller and his wife Kathy, walked alongside countless individuals in the midst of suffering, and faced great suffering of their own. Through these experiences they came to realize that “the heart of why people disbelieve and believe in God, of why people decline and grown in character, of how God becomes less real and more real to us — is suffering.” .....

Language



English (en)

Authors



Ashlee,

Number of Pages



1




2. Audio


1. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering

New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller - whose books have sold millions of copies to both religious and secular readers - explores one of the most difficult questions we must answer in our lives: Why is there pain and suffering?

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering is the definitive Christian book on why bad things happen and how we should respond to them. The question of why there is pain and suffering in the world has confounded every generation; yet there has not been a major book from a Christian perspective exploring why they exist for many years.

The two classics in this area are When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, which was published more than thirty years ago, and C. S. Lewis’s The Problem of Pain, published more than seventy years ago. The great secular book on the subject, Elisabeth Ku¨bler-Ross’s On Death and Dying, was first published in 1969. It’s time for a new understanding and perspective, and who better to tackle this complex subject than Timothy Keller?

As the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, Timothy Keller is known for the unique insights he shares, and his series of books has guided countless readers in their spiritual journeys. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering will bring a much-needed, fresh viewpoint on this important issue.

Language



English (en)

Publisher



Penguin Audio

Audio Release



2013-10-01

Format



Audible Audiobook

Duration



13:09:00




2. Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering (Talk + Q&A)

Suffering is like the Great Wall of China. There’s no way around it. Many are personally suffering at the present moment. Others are not, but are nevertheless rightly troubled by it. Both groups of people will inevitably ask the question–why? But they’ll ask it in different ways.

Let’s look at the general problem of suffering with the question: How do we understand it? And then the personal problem: How do we survive it, how do we face it?

This special talk and Q&A were held at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 2, 2013.

Language



English (en)

Publisher



The Gospel Coalition

Audio Release



2020-05-04

Format



Podcast

Duration



00:58:17




3. Books


1. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering

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“Looking back on our lives, Kathy and I came to realize that at the heart of why people disbelieve and believe in God, of why people decline and grow in character, of how God becomes less real and more real to us—is suffering. And when we looked to the Bible to understand this deep pattern, we came to see that the great theme of the Bible itself is how God brings fullness of joy not just despite but through suffering, just as Jesus saved us not in spite of but because of what he suffered on the cross. And so there is a peculiar, rich, and poignant joy that seems to come to us only through and in suffering.”

—Timothy Keller, Introduction to Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering

In this anticipated book, Timothy Keller—whose trademark style addresses both religious and secular readers—explores one of the most difficult questions in life: Why is there so much pain and suffering in the world? And how do we handle it in a way that won’t destroy us, but could actually make us stronger and wiser?

Many books attempt to explain evil and suffering intellectually, while others offer mere inspirational stories. In this book, Keller attempts to unify the complex questions and experiences related to suffering. He explores the philosophical problem of suffering, then the rich biblical teaching on the subject, and finally the actual experience of dealing with suffering in the most practical terms. This will be an indispensable resource to everyone who wants to prepare themselves or others to face the inevitable prospect of pain and suffering.

Language



English (en)

Authors



Timothy Keller,

Format



Paperback

Publisher



Dutton

Publication Date



2015-08-04

Number of Pages



384




2. Caminando con Dios a través de el dolor y el sufrimiento (Spanish Edition)

La pregunta sobre por qué Dios permite el dolor y el sufrimiento ha intrigado tanto a creyentes como a no creyentes por siglos.a

En Caminando con Dios a través del dolor y el sufrimiento, Timothy Keller enfrenta esta pregunta y nos muestra que hay una razón detrás del dolor y el sufrimiento, argumentando con fuerza y solidez que esta parte esencial de la experiencia humana solo puede ser superada al entender nuestra relación con Dios. Por medio de una sabiduría bíblica unida con historias de personas que superaron la adversidad, Keller nos brinda un punto de vista fresco y muy necesario sobre este importante tema.

Language



Spanish (es)

Authors



Timothy Keller,

Format



Paperback

Publisher



Poeima

Publication Date



N/A

Number of Pages



N/A




3. Caminar con Dios a través del dolor y el sufrimiento (Spanish Edition)

En este esperado libro, Timothy Keller, cuyo estilo se dirige tanto a los lectores religiosos como a los seculares, explora una de las preguntas más difíciles de la vida: ¿por qué hay tanto dolor y sufrimiento en el mundo? ¿Y cómo lo manejamos de manera que no nos destruya, sino que en realidad pueda hacernos más fuertes y sabios?

Muchos libros intentan explicar el mal y el sufrimiento intelectualmente, mientras que otros ofrecen meras historias inspiradoras. En este libro, Keller intenta unificar las preguntas y experiencias complejas relacionadas con el sufrimiento. Explora el problema filosófico del sufrimiento, después la rica enseñanza bíblica sobre el tema y, finalmente, la experiencia real de tratar con el sufrimiento en términos más prácticos. Servirá como recurso indispensable para todos los que quieran prepararse, o preparar a otros, para afrontar la perspectiva inevitable del dolor y el sufrimiento.

ÍNDICE

Introducción. El estruendo del pánico debajo de todo

PRIMERA PARTE: COMPRENDER EL HORNO

01> Las culturas del sufrimiento

02> La victoria del cristianismo

03> El desafío a lo secular

04> El problema del mal

SEGUNDA PARTE: ENFRENTAR EL HORNO

05> El desafío a la fe

06> La soberanía de Dios

07> El sufrimiento de Dios

08> La razón del sufrimiento

09> Aprender a caminar

10> Las variedades del sufrimiento

TERCERA PARTE: CAMINAR CON DIOS EN EL HORNO

11> Caminar

12> Llorar

13> Confiar

14> Orar

15> Pensar, agradecer, amar

16> Esperar

Language



Spanish (es)

Authors



Timothy Keller,

Format



Paperback

Publisher



Andamio

Publication Date



2019-01-01

Number of Pages



552




4. LÆS ET UDDRAG AF I SMELTEOVNEN I SMELTEOVNEN Med Gud gennem smerte og lidelse (Danish Edition)

Hvad gør vi, når vi erfarer, at vi ikke har kontrol over vores eget liv? Når ulykken rammer og sygdommen og døden kommer til os?

Det reflekterer Timothy Keller over i denne bog. Han sætter fokus på, at lidelse er et livsvilkår og ønsker at hjælpe os til at leve livet godt, selv om det gør ondt. For lidelsen er ikke bare et livsvilkår, den er også en primær vej til at erfare, hvem Gud er i al hans magt, vælde – og kærlighed.

ANBEFALING

»Keller har ikke vor tids dennesidige, terapeutiske tilgang til lidelsens problem, men heller ikke en dogmatisk, filosofisk tilgang. Jeg mener simpelthen, at her er en bibelsk fremstilling, som er fantastisk værdifuld. Jeg synes kort sagt, at det er en fremragende god bog! Den behandler det ondes problem og lidelsens problem i så stor en kontekst, at det virkelig giver tyngde. Her er ingen letkøbte svar.«
Inger Margrethe Kofod-Svendsen, Pensioneret højskolelærer og forlagsleder

Language



Danish (da)

Authors



Timothy Keller,

Format



Paperback

Publisher



Lohse

Publication Date



2019-01-01

Number of Pages



392




5. Aan gods hand door pijn en lijden (Dutch Edition)

In zijn nieuwste boek onderzoekt bestsellerschrijver Tim Keller een van de moeilijkste vragen in het leven: Waarom is er pijn en lijden in de wereld? Het probleem van het lijden is van alle tijden. En voor diegenen die er zelf onder gebukt gaan kan het de grootste hindernis zijn om in een goede en liefhebbende God te geloven. Als er zo'n God bestaat, waarom is er dan zoveel leed in de wereld? En als het in ons eigen leven moeilijk wordt, hoe gaan we er dan mee om? Keller komt niet met simpele antwoorden, maar geeft in dit theologische maar tegelijk heel praktische boek op bewogen wijze leiding, bemoediging en inspiratie.

Aan Gods hand door pijn en lijden bevat een grote hoeveelheid materiaal voor iedereen die een ander of zichzelf wil troosten en helpen in een tijd van lijden en strijd. Zoals altijd schrijft Keller glashelder, en tegelijk weet hij je mee te nemen in zijn betoog. Hij bekijkt hoe er in deze wereld tegen het lijden aangekeken is en wordt, beschrijft hoe mensen er mee omgaan, en hij gaat tenslotte in op de vraag hoe we door alles heen met God kunnen wandelen. Door het boek heen laat hij mensen aan het woord over hun eigen levensverhaal - het maakt dit boek enorm herkenbaar.

"Een wijs en troostvol boek voor mensen die pijn lijden - echt een boek voor iedereen."

Tim Keller (1950) is voormalig predikant van de Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. Er zijn inmiddels enkele tientallen boeken van zijn hand in het Nederlands verschenen, waaronder het al vele malen herdrukte In alle redelijkheid en het kleine juweel Bevrijd van je zelf.

Language



Dutch (nl)

Authors



Timothy Keller,

Format



Paperback

Publisher



Wijnen, Uitgeverij van

Publication Date



2014-09-16

Number of Pages



370




6. La souffrance. Marcher avec Dieu à travers les épreuves et la douleur (French Edition)

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Si le but de la vie est d'en profiter au maximum, la souffrance peut tout gâcher. Il faut donc à tout prix lui donner un sens, car elle est inéluctable. Toutes les cultures de tous les temps ont tenté de l'expliquer. Timothy Keller analyse avec finesse l'approche des philosophies, des croyances religieuses, des perspectives humanistes et matérialistes qui cherchent à donner du sens et de l'espoir à ceux qui souffrent. Il démontre ensuite combien et comment la foi en Jésus-Christ accorde les moyens nécessaires pour traverser la souffrance sans qu'elle brise celui qui la vit. L'auteur apporte un éclairage à la fois biblique et pratique. Dieu n'est ni distant ni indifférent mais il marche avec nous dans les épreuves. Chaque chapitre se conclut par un témoignage personnel, intime et bouleversant. L'auteur propose également des conseils que chacun peut appliquer dans son contexte personnel. La souffrance est une lecture essentielle pour comprendre les épreuves de la vie et les traverser avec Dieu.

Language



French (fr)

Authors



Timothy Keller,

Format



Paperback

Publisher



Editions Cle

Publication Date



2015-07-09

Number of Pages



456




7. Gott im Leid begegnen (German Edition)

Buddhismus, dass es real ist; anders als die Karma-Lehre, dass es oft ungerecht ist – und anders als der Säkularismus, dass es einen Sinn hat. Leid ist sinnvoll, und richtig betrachtet, kann es uns in die Liebe Gottes hineintreiben und uns mehr innere Stabilität und Kraft geben, als wir uns vorstellen können.“ Mit seiner besonderen Art zu schreiben, die sowohl christliche und religiöse als auch säkulare Leser anspricht, hat Timothy Keller sich einer der schwersten Fragen überhaupt angenommen! – Einer Frage, der kein Mensch auf dieser Erde letztlich ausweichen kann.

Language



German (de)

Authors



Timothy Keller,

Format



Paperback

Publisher



Brunnen Verlag

Publication Date



2021-08-03

Number of Pages



416




8. Istennel a szenvedés kohójában (Hungarian Edition)

Miért engedi meg Isten a szenvedést? – ez a kérdés az id?k kezdete óta hív?knek és nem hív?knek egyaránt fejtörést okoz. Timothy Keller, akinek m?vei vallási és világi körökben egyaránt olvasók millióit vonzzák, ezzel a nehezen megválaszolható kérdéssel igyekszik megbirkózni könyvében. Rávilágít arra, hogy a szenvedés és fájdalom értelmet és célt hordoz, valamint meggy?z?en érvel amellett, hogy az emberi tapasztalat e lényegi velejárója fölött csakis az Istenhez f?z?d? kapcsolatunk megértése révén arathatunk gy?zelmet.

Language



Hungarian (hu)

Authors



Timothy Keller,

Format



Paperback

Publisher



Harmat

Publication Date



2016-01-01

Number of Pages



400




9. Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering (Berjalan Bersama Allah Melalui Kesulitan dan Penderitaan) (Indonesian Edition)

Dari penulis terlaris New York Times, Timothy Keller mempersembahkan sebuah buku penting tentang mengapa hal-hal buruk terjadi dan bagaimana kita seharusnya menanggapinya.

 Pertanyaan mengapa Allah mengizinkan penderitaan dan kesulitan dalam dunia telah menjadi membebani orang percaya dan belum percaya selama ini. Timothy Keller, yang buku-bukunya sudah terjual jutaan eksemplar kepada pembaca rohani maupun sekuler, membahas masalah lama ini dan menunjukkan bahwa ada makna dan alasan dibalik penderitaan dan kesulitan kita. Dia memberi argumen yang kuat dan mendasar bahwa penderitaan merupakan bagian yang sangat penting bagi pengalaman manusia dan hanya bisa dihadapi melalui memahami relasi kita dengan Allah.

Timothy Keller dikenal memiliki pemahaman yang khas tentang budaya dan agama. Serangkaian buku Keller telah membimbing para pembacanya yang sangat banyak dalam perjalanan rohani mereka. Buku ini berisi kisah-kisah pribadi yang berhikmat dalam menghadapi penderitaan sehingga menghasilkan suatu sudut pandang yang segar dan sangat dibutuhkan bagi masalah penting ini.

DAFTAR ISI

 

Pendahuluan: Kegaduhan Rasa Panik di Balik Segala Sesuatu

 

BAGIAN SATU: MEMAHAMI PERAPIAN

Satu                     Berbagai Sikap Budaya terhadap Penderitaan

Dua                      Kemenangan Kekristenan

Tiga                     Tantangan Orang Sekular

Empat                 Masalah Kejahatan

 

BAGIAN DUA: MENGHADAPI PERAPIAN

Lima                    Tantangan bagi Iman

Enam                   Kedaulatan Allah

Tujuh                   Penderitaan Allah

Delapan              Alasan untuk Menderita

Sembilan            Belajar Berjalan

Sepuluh               Beragam Penderitaan

 

BAGIAN TIGA: BERJALAN BERSAMA ALLAH DALAM PERAPIAN

Sebelas               Berjalan

Dua Belas           Menangis

Tiga Belas           Percaya

Empat Belas       Berdoa

Lima Belas          Berpikir, Bersyukur, Mengasihi

Enam Belas        Berharap

 

Epilog

Ucapan Terima Kasih

Catatan-Catatan

Language



Indonesian (id)

Authors



Timothy Keller,

Format



Paperback

Publisher



Literatur Perkantas Jawa Timur

Publication Date



N/A

Number of Pages



400




10. Caminhando com Deus em meio à dor e ao sofrimento (Portuguese Edition)

“SE VOCÊ CRÊ EM JESUS E DESCANSA EM SEUS BRAÇOS, O SOFRIMENTO ESTARÁ PARA O SEU CARÁTER ASSIM COMO O FOGO PARA O OURO.”

“Você deseja saber quem é, quais são seus pontos fortes e fracos? Deseja ser uma pessoa compassiva que sabe ajudar os que estão sofrendo? Quer confiar tanto em Deus que não se abalará com as decepções da vida? Deseja ter sabedoria para direcionar a vida? Esses quatro desejos comuns são cruciais, mas nenhum deles é alcançado sem sofrimento. Não há como saber quem realmente somos até sermos provados. Não há como demonstrar empatia e solidariedade para com as pessoas que sofrem, a não ser que tenhamos sofrido. Não há como aprender de verdade a confiar em Deus até começarmos a afundar nas águas.”

Explicar por que Deus permite dor e sofrimento no mundo é uma questão que tem exasperado o ser humano há milênios. Timothy Keller, autor de obras que já venderam milhões de exemplares no mundo inteiro, para leitores religiosos ou não, analisa essa questão mostrando que há sentido e razão por trás de nossa dor e sofrimento e defendendo o argumento forte e inovador de que essa parte essencial da experiência humana só pode ser superada pela compreensão de nosso relacionamento com Deus.

Language



Portuguese (pt)

Authors



Timothy Keller,

Format



Paperback

Publisher



Vida Nova

Publication Date



2016-01-01

Number of Pages



352




4. Musics


5. Videos


1. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering Launch Event

A talk and Q&A held at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 2, 2013. For more information on the book Walking with God through Pain and Suffering, visit timothykeller.com/books/walking_with_god_through_pain_and_suffering/.

Language



English (en)

Authors



N/A

Type



Sermon

Date of Publicated



2013-01-01

Duration



00:56:58




2. Walking with God through Pain and Suffering. Trailer.

Language



English (en)

Authors



N/A

Type



Publicity

Date of Publicated



N/A

Duration



00:01:44




6. Bible Study Series/Courses


7. Downloads


1. Walking with God through pain and suffering. Introduction.

Introduction chapter of the book

Language



English (en)

Authors



Timothy Keller,

Format



Pdf

Cost



Free

Duration / Number of Pages



N/A




2. Don't Waste Your Sorrow

As I look out on this sea of faces, I am aware that we may have deeply different religious traditions, or no religious affiliation at all. Since I have to speak to you, however, it will of necessity be out of my own tradition. I am a Christian, so there will be times I will draw on the resources of that tradition. But I will try as much as possible not to leave anyone out of the conversation....

Language



English (en)

Authors



Kathy Louise Keller,

Format



Pdf

Cost



Free

Duration / Number of Pages



N/A




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