The Light Shines on in the Darkness: Transforming Suffering through Faith Volume Four of the Quartet: Happiness, Suffering and Transcendence

Robert J. Spitzer

ISBN 10: 1586179578 / ISBN 13: 9781586179571

Published by Ignatius Press, San Francisco, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Light Shines on in the Darkness: Transforming Suffering through Faith Volume Four of the Quartet: Happiness, Suffering and Transcendence
• Publisher: Ignatius Press, San Francisco
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1586179578
• ISBN 13: 9781586179571
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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. 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. 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. Spitzer not only addresses the perplexing questions associated with suffering but teaches us how to suffer well. He points out some of the most common mistakes people make when trying to interpret God's motives for allowing or alleviating suffering. He demonstrates why suffering – in combination with love – is one of the most powerful motivating agents for personal, cultural, and societal development.

About the Author

Robert Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D. is the President of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith and the Spitzer Center. He was the President of Gonzaga University from 1998 to 2009. He is the author of many books, including Healing the Culture, Finding True Happiness, Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life, The Light Shines On in the Darkness, The Soul's Upward Yearning, and God So Loved the World.