O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?, Joe Hoover, SJ
O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?, Joe Hoover, SJ
List: $12.99 | Sale: $9.10
Club: $6.49

O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?
A Meditation on Suffering

Author: Joe Hoover, SJ

Narrator: Joe Hoover

Unabridged: 4 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/12/2021

Synopsis

Here is a book of theodicy that employs stories from unique, compelling angles on everything from philosophy and theology to art, theater, sports, and social justice as it grapples with suffering. It is a thorough exploration of the bleakest and most fearful questions around God's presence in human suffering and death.

About Joe Hoover, SJ

Joe Hoover is a Jesuit brother working as a playwright and actor, as well as a poetry editor at America Media. He is from Omaha, attended Marquette University, and lives in a Jesuit community in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by William on July 14, 2021

This book is exactly what it says in the subtitle: a meditation on suffering. The author does not try to answer the question of how a loving God could allow suffering. But he forces the reader to think about it. Very well written, easy to follow, but tough to read because of what it's about. The aut......more

Goodreads review by Ben on July 04, 2021

A little spacy at points but overall very helpful in the underlying messaging......more

Goodreads review by Christine on December 30, 2021

In a blog post yesterday, I riffed on the theologically problematic use of the expression “There but for the grace of God . . .” and recommended O Death, Where is thy sting? for further reading. This morning, I opened that slim volume again and read this: “Behold any crumbling human sputtering and b......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List