A Grief Observed | Topics for Discussion & Projects

A Grief Observed Topics for Discussion

Why is the human instinct to so quickly call pain injustice?

What is behind the human tendency to blame God actively for the things we do not want in our lives but not to, with equal passion and attitude-changing constancy, praise Him for the things that are good?

If marriage is the reconciliation of the sexes Lewis describes, how does it change the people in it to bring that reconciliation about?

What is the need in humanity that inspires the traditions in cultures all over the world and throughout history of preserving possessions of the dead, celebrating important dates from their lives, and believing that they continue beyond this life? Why is the continuation of life beyond this life such a nearly universal belief?

Discuss forgiveness both as an action from God to humanity, and as it becomes necessary for humanity to forgive God. ...
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