A valuable contribution to the literature of theology and ethics, combining in a fascinating way biblical, theological, pastoral, and socioethic themes...The study is of immense value because it identifies the modern idolatry that views suffering as absurd and devoid of meaning...The book is marvelous exercise in cultural self-analysis that is prelimanary to any meaningful exorcism and redirection.

Product Information

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Title: Suffering
By: Dorothee Soelle
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Augsburg Fortress
Publication Date: 1975

Weight: 12 ounces
ISBN: 0800618130
ISBN-13: 9780800618131
Stock No: WW0618130

Publisher's Description

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"A valuable contribution to the literature of theology and ethics, combining in a fascinating way biblical, theological, pastoral, and socioethical themes. . . The study is of immense value because it identifies the modern idolatry that views suffering as absurd and devoid of meaning. . . The book is a marvelous exercise in cultural self-analysis that is preliminary to any meaningful exorcism and redirection."
--Kenneth Vaux
Theology Today

"Passionate, imaginative, learned, literary, pithy, and at every point searching, Suffering is a notable achievement, not least because it pricks the heart and conscience, making the reader share in the deep experience of suffering that lies behind its writing."
--James A. Carpenter
Anglican Theological Review

Author Bio

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Dorothee Soelle was Professor of Theology at Union Theological Seminary, New York City, for thirteen years. Among her many influential writings are Great Couples of the Bible (2005; 0-8006-3831-X), Theology for Skeptics (1994; 0-8006-2788-1), and The Silent Cry (2001; 0- 8006-3266-4). She died in 2003.