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Conquering Fear

Living Boldly in an Uncertain World

by Harold S. Kushner
Harold S. Kushner
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From the best-selling author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, an illuminating book about fear—and what we can do to overcome it.
An inescapable component of our lives, fear comes in many guises: fear of unemployment; fear of aging, illness, losing beauty; fear of a terrorist attack or natural disaster. In uncertain times, coping with these fears can be especially challenging, but in this indispensable, hopeful book, Harold S. Kushner teaches us to confront, master, and even embrace fear for a more fulfilling life.
Drawing on the teachings of religious and secular literature and on the true stories of people who have faced their fears, Kushner helps us to see that fear can present us with extraordinary opportunities—to connect with our emotions, rethink our values, and change our lives, and the world, for the better. For those who fear helplessness, he suggests empowerment: through prayer, service, and education. For those who fear for mankind’s future, he insists on hope and pragmatic measures, such as working to protect the environment. For those who fear death, he proposes life—lived boldly and purposefully.
In Conquering Fear, we are again inspired by Harold S. Kushner’s wisdom, at once deeply spiritual and eminently practical.

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  • Release date

    October 6, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781415966396
      • File size: 164645 KB
      • Duration: 05:43:00

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Harold Kushner shows both breadth and depth in understanding the fears that haunt people--natural disasters, loss of job or love, terrorism, aging, death. Sound overwhelming? Kushner's straightforward delivery assures listeners that while some fear is healthy, reacting to frightening situations by taking life-affirming actions signifies hope and faith and negates the overemphasis of fear in our lives. Kushner supports his views with religious references, quotations derived from the wisdom of bold thinkers, his own life experiences, and the thoughts of the many people he's counseled in his years as a rabbi. Even better than his words of reassurance is the way he utters them--with certainty, evenness, and a calmness that is comforting. S.W. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 14, 2009
      Soon after his international bestsellerWhen
      Bad Things Happen to Good People
      appeared in 1981, Kushner stopped being a congregational rabbi in order to devote full-time to writing and lecturing. Conquering Fear
      , his 12th book, is the latest result of this concentration. It is a popular theology primer designed to help readers grapple with common problems of suffering, significance, disappointments, guilt, forgiveness and conscience. Although traditional Jews object to Kushner's view of suffering as reflecting God's limited capacity to control the hazards of life, his books have won general acclaim. The fears that Kushner tackles include terrorism, natural disasters, rejection, growing old and death, among others. His recommendations for coping require trust, religion, hope, courage, faith; he also urges living with purpose and differentiating between God and nature. Some readers may find Kushner's prescriptions to be inspiring; others will see them as banal platitudes. A useful idea he offers about fear of terrorism is “be alert but not frightened, vigilant but not paranoid.”Perhaps his least helpful advice is about the fear of death: “The most important thing to remember is not to be afraid.”

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