When Children Ask About God

A Guide for Parents Who Don't Always Have All the Answers

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$16.00 US
On sale Jan 24, 1995 | 208 Pages | 9780805210330

Who made God? Can God hear my prayers? Why does God let people die? The author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People helps parents understand their children’s fears and fantasies, and offers advice on answering their questions about religion, the Bible, illness, and bereavement.
HAROLD S. KUSHNER was rabbi laureate of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, having long served that congregation. The author of more than a dozen books on coping with life’s challenges, he is best known as the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People. He died in 2023. View titles by Harold S. Kushner

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Who made God? Can God hear my prayers? Why does God let people die? The author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People helps parents understand their children’s fears and fantasies, and offers advice on answering their questions about religion, the Bible, illness, and bereavement.

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HAROLD S. KUSHNER was rabbi laureate of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, having long served that congregation. The author of more than a dozen books on coping with life’s challenges, he is best known as the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People. He died in 2023. View titles by Harold S. Kushner

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