Between Pain and Grace
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Between Pain and Grace

A Biblical Theology of Suffering

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Between Pain and Grace

A Biblical Theology of Suffering

About this book

Why is there suffering? When will it end? Where is God in it?

Despite how common suffering is, we still struggle to understand it, and even more to bear through it. Between Pain and Grace gets to the heart of this struggle. Its honest and detailed portrait of life challenges our assumptions about pain, emotion, and God himself.

Born from a popular college course on suffering, this book answers critical questions like:

  • Is God personally involved in our pain and suffering?
  • How should Christians handle emotions like grief and anger?
  • What does the Bible say about issues like mental illness, sexual abuse, and family betrayal?


Striking an elegant balance between being scholarly and pastoral, Between Pain and Grace is useful in the classroom, churches, and for personal reading. The authors draw from Scripture, personal experience, and even psychological research to offer a well-rounded and trustworthy take on suffering.

Between Pain and Grace will give you confidence in God’s sovereignty, comfort in His presence, and wisdom for life this side of paradise. It will also make you more tender and better prepared to respond to the suffering of others. Read it today for a richer, more realistic relationship with God.

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Yes, you can access Between Pain and Grace by Gerald Peterman,Andrew Schmutzer,Gerald W Peterman in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Christian Theology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction: A Different Approach
  7. 1. The Grammar of Suffering: Basics of Affliction in Scripture
  8. 2. Groaning Together: The Relational Ecosystem of Sin and Suffering
  9. 3. The Suffering of God: Compassion in Vulnerability
  10. 4. A Man of Sorrows: Emotions and the Suffering of Jesus
  11. 5. Longing to Lament: Returning to the Language of Suffering
  12. 6. Be Angry and Do Not Sin: Suffering and Redemptive Anger
  13. 7. The Lord’s Prayer: Suffering, Prayer, and Worldview
  14. 8. A Time to Weep: Leadership and Tears
  15. 9. Joseph’s Tears: Suffering from Family Toxins
  16. 10. Sexual Abuse: Suffering from a Host of Betrayals
  17. 11. Inner Darkness: The Unique Suffering of Mental Illness
  18. 12. Suffering and God’s People: Community, Renewal, and Ethics
  19. 13. Longing for Home: The Metanarrative Renewed
  20. Notes
  21. Scripture Index
  22. More from Moody Publishers