Getting beyond Tragedy: A Minister's Search for Answers to the why, God Question Which Torments Grieving Families

In this wrenchingly honest account of one family’s loss of a loved one—a child—we experience love, fear, bereavement, anger, and despair, but also faith, hope, strength, and, eventually, peace. Many families confront tragedy but not many can share as eloquently how they experienced it and how it affected them as do the Reverend Dr. J. Phillips Noble and his wife, son, and daughter in this slim volume. The book was begun with poems written by Noble as he—a Presbyterian minister—tried to understand the illness and death of his 13-year-old son. In words spilled from his core being, Noble questions why his son had to suffer, mourns him, and examines his own understanding of God. Then, in essays written later, he probes the meaning of tragedy in our lives. Finally, Noble’s wife and children recall their own emotions and experiences and explain how the death of their son and brother affected their lives and remains with them. Anyone confronting similar losses in their lives will be moved and comforted by the powerful words in this book.Noble, James Phillips is the author of 'Getting beyond Tragedy: A Minister's Search for Answers to the why, God Question Which Torments Grieving Families', published 2006 under ISBN 9780978531102 and ISBN 0978531108.