TY  - BOOK
AU  - Timmerman,John
TI  - A biblical understanding of pain: its reasons and realities 
SN  - 9781630874339
AV  - BT732.7 .T57 2013eb
U1  - 204.42 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Eugene, Oregon
PB  - Cascade Books
KW  - Suffering
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Theodicy
KW  - Consolation
KW  - fast
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / General
KW  - RELIGION / Christianity / General
KW  - RELIGION / Devotional
KW  - RELIGION / Spirituality
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-118)
N2  - In A Biblical Understanding of Pain: Its Reasons and Realities, John Timmerman examines six different sources of pain, each with its own chapter of description and biblical response. These include physical pain, the pain of mental illness, spiritual pain, emotional pain, the pain of the Prodigal, and the pain of memories. Additional chapters explore the sources of pain, the denial of pain, and the question of God's omnipotence and why he doesn't just remove pain. Rather than setting forth sets of rules governing our response to pain, Professor Timmerman narrates actual life events and examples, and then examines biblical responses to these. The result is a study that feels lived in
UR  - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=855896
ER  -