When God Hides His Face (A Review)
A Healing Balm To Suffering Souls Everywhere, December 18, 2008
By Apex Reviews (Durham, NC USA) - See all my reviews
We've all been there before: a grandparent dies suddenly of an illness you never knew she had...a friend's life is cut tragically short by a terrible car accident, and you never got the chance to say goodbye...or, without warning, even you have lost a job, a home, or something else of value to you, and you have no idea how to handle the pain and confusion that follow...
Grief is universal. It's common to us all, regardless of our race, ethnicity, nationality, or background. What's not universal, though, is the individual ways in which we deal with it. As much as we may wish there were, there is no Grief Handbook 101 from which we can gain a greater understanding of just how to manage the feelings of gloom and despair that besiege us when something or someone we care about deeply is suddenly gone...
That will all change soon, though, if Chaplain Mark Stevens has anything to say about it. When God Hides His Face, Stevens' masterful debut offering, provides the reader with invaluable insight into the concepts of grief and bereavement. Tackling everything from suicide to post traumatic stress disorder to religious mourning rituals, When God Hides His Face is a comprehensive guide to understanding the reasoning behind - and process of - how we choose to endure the pain of loss.
In making his cogent, convincing points, Stevens draws on his own personal experiences, as well as the countless hours that he has surely spent conducting exhaustive research into the cultural differences and similarities that exist surrounding the issue of grief. He even expounds skillfully on the various aspects of suicide, including the vastly differing perspectives that cultures all over the globe have come to adopt in viewing the issue. Stevens also makes a compelling argument regarding just why the innocent appear to suffer moreso than the clearly evil - using the example of the biblical Job to reach a conclusion that may actually shock and surprise you.
When God Hides His Face is an invaluable asset in navigating the various storms of life, borne of the heartache and tears of a man most familiar with considerable pain of his own. As such, it is a priceless tool whose ultimate value to suffering souls everywhere cannot possibly be measured. Highly recommended.
Dominique Sessons
Apex Reviews
By Apex Reviews (Durham, NC USA) - See all my reviews
We've all been there before: a grandparent dies suddenly of an illness you never knew she had...a friend's life is cut tragically short by a terrible car accident, and you never got the chance to say goodbye...or, without warning, even you have lost a job, a home, or something else of value to you, and you have no idea how to handle the pain and confusion that follow...
Grief is universal. It's common to us all, regardless of our race, ethnicity, nationality, or background. What's not universal, though, is the individual ways in which we deal with it. As much as we may wish there were, there is no Grief Handbook 101 from which we can gain a greater understanding of just how to manage the feelings of gloom and despair that besiege us when something or someone we care about deeply is suddenly gone...
That will all change soon, though, if Chaplain Mark Stevens has anything to say about it. When God Hides His Face, Stevens' masterful debut offering, provides the reader with invaluable insight into the concepts of grief and bereavement. Tackling everything from suicide to post traumatic stress disorder to religious mourning rituals, When God Hides His Face is a comprehensive guide to understanding the reasoning behind - and process of - how we choose to endure the pain of loss.
In making his cogent, convincing points, Stevens draws on his own personal experiences, as well as the countless hours that he has surely spent conducting exhaustive research into the cultural differences and similarities that exist surrounding the issue of grief. He even expounds skillfully on the various aspects of suicide, including the vastly differing perspectives that cultures all over the globe have come to adopt in viewing the issue. Stevens also makes a compelling argument regarding just why the innocent appear to suffer moreso than the clearly evil - using the example of the biblical Job to reach a conclusion that may actually shock and surprise you.
When God Hides His Face is an invaluable asset in navigating the various storms of life, borne of the heartache and tears of a man most familiar with considerable pain of his own. As such, it is a priceless tool whose ultimate value to suffering souls everywhere cannot possibly be measured. Highly recommended.
Dominique Sessons
Apex Reviews
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