Persons anguished by another\'s profound suffering are often outraged by well-intentioned efforts to console them which suggest that God \'sent\' that horrific suffering to their loved one for a \'purpose\' according to a tailor-made \'plan\' for just that person.
This book argues that such \'consolation\' is theologically problematic because it assumes that unrestricted Power is what makes God \'God.\' Against that it outlines an account of \'who\'.
However, the outraged reaction simply deepens the anguish.
Persons anguished by another\'s profound suffering are often outraged by well-intentioned efforts to console them which suggest that God \'sent\' that horrific suffering to their loved one for a \'purpose\' according to a tailor-made \'plan\' for just that person