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Religion, Psychotherapy and Making Suffering Sufferable

Author(s) : Paul Marcus

Reviews and Endorsements

'Paul Marcus has written a study of comparative religions, on the age-old problem of ‘when bad things happen to good people.’ He discusses eight of the major religious/spiritual traditions with sensitivity to their similarities and differences, especially as it relates to how individuals make their suffering sufferable. In part relying on narrative and Case Vignettes, Marcus shows how enlightened versions of religion can enhance a person's life when they are in an extreme situation. This book is an important contribution to understanding trauma and resilience. It touches both surfaces and depths in ways that enhance contact with experience and opens possibilities of living.'
Michael Eigen, PhD, author of Kabbalah and Psychoanalysis and Psychic Deadness

'In this fascinating volume, taking his cue from the book of Job, Paul Marcus, through the lens of psychotherapy, examines the ways in which religions deal with the problem of the suffering of good people. His original perspective makes this a book of great value to those interested in the phenomenology of religion and comparative religions.'
Lawrence H. Schiffman, Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University