Abstract
In this essay, I write about the internal landscape of Christians responding to random affliction. I discuss the questions believers may struggle with in their quest
to make meaning in light of their connection to God, questions that are mostly hidden from a physician's gaze and from from ordinary everyday parlance: Is my
trust in God really justified? Have I done something wrong? Why does God allow some people to suffer more than others? I will also discuss the making of
meaning in absurd circumstances, and about all that is hidden beneath the external veil of a medically-described life.
to make meaning in light of their connection to God, questions that are mostly hidden from a physician's gaze and from from ordinary everyday parlance: Is my
trust in God really justified? Have I done something wrong? Why does God allow some people to suffer more than others? I will also discuss the making of
meaning in absurd circumstances, and about all that is hidden beneath the external veil of a medically-described life.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Spirituality and Cancer |
| Subtitle of host publication | Christian Encounters |
| Editors | Tim Meadowcroft, Caroline Blythe |
| Place of Publication | New Zealand |
| Publisher | Accent |
| Chapter | 13 |
| Pages | 175-186 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780992248536, 978-0-9922485-3-6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Christianity
- Illness
- Crisis of faith
- Cancer