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Peter Kreeft is a renowned American philosopher, theologian, and author. Born in 1937, he is known for his contributions to Christian philosophy and logic. Professor Kreeft has taught at several prestigious universities, including Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught philosophy and theology. His extensive body of work covers a wide range of topics from ethics to religious philosophy.

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“Even saints do not smile sweetly when God throws them into mud puddles. Only pigs do that.”

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Book:Making Sense Out of Suffering

Source: Making Sense Out of Suffering

“Our only qualification for God's grace is our emptiness, not our fullness; our undeservingness, not our deservingness. 'Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous but the sinners.' (Mk 2:17). Similarly, on an infinitely lower level, this book is for empty hearts, not full ones.”

God Suffering Grace Of God Sinners Empty Heart The Righteous Full Heart Book Of Mark

Book:Making Sense Out of Suffering

Source: Making Sense Out of Suffering

“But if he had come down from the Cross, he would have made it impossible for them to believe in him, for he would have substituted sight for faith. That is why he does not take us down from our crosses: so that we do not substitute feelings and experiences for faith. He wants the very best for us, the strongest and most precious gift, and that is faith.”

Suffering Faith Belief Gift Cross

Book:Prayer for Beginners

Source: Prayer for Beginners

“The solution to our suffering is our suffering!”

Suffering Solutions

Author:Peter Kreeft

“If you love, you will suffer. The only way to protect yourself against suffering is to protect yourself against love - and that is the greatest suffering of all, loneliness.”

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Book:Three Philosophies of Life: Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Songs

Source: Three Philosophies of Life: Ecclesiastes, Job, and Song of Songs

“A God who did not abolish suffering-worse , a God who abolished sin precisely by suffering-is a scandal to the modern mind.”

Mind Suffering Sin Modern Scandal Abolish

Author:Peter Kreeft

“The greatest Christians in history seem to say that their sufferings ended up bringing them the closest to God - so this is the best thing that could happen, not the worst.”

Seems Happens Christian Suffering Worst Best Things Closest

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“Kindness-mere kindness-cannot tolerate suffering. Love can.”

Love Suffering Kindness Mere Tolerate

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“True love, unlike popular sentimental substitutes, is willing to suffer. Love is not "luv." Love is the cross. Our problem at first, the sheer problem of suffering, was a cross without Christ. We must never fall into the opposite and equal trap of a Christ without a cross.”

Love Firsts Problem Suffering Fall Christ Love Is Willing Equal Crosses Opposites Substitutes Sheer Traps Sentimental

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“How you approach the problem of suffering depends on how you approach life itself. There are only two ways. Either meaning is surrounded by matter, or matter is surrounded by meaning.”

Way Two Matter Problem Suffering Depends Approach Two Ways

Author:Peter Kreeft

“Suffering is not blessed because it is suffering but because it is [Christ's]. Suffering is not the context that explains the cross; the cross is the context that explains suffering.”

Suffering Christ Crosses Blessed

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“Christ transforms the meaning and value of suffering from something to be feared or at best endured into something redemptive [and transformative].”

Suffering Values Christ

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“Since we are [Christ's] body, we too are the bread that is broken for others. Our failures help heal other lives; our very tears help wipe away tears; our being hated helps those we love.”

Helping Body Suffering Christ Tears Broken Heal Bread Hated Wipe Those We Love Being Hated

Author:Peter Kreeft

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Born: 1937
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The God Who Loves You: Love Divine, All Loves ExcellingRelated source material

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Back to Virtue: Traditional Moral Wisdom for Modern Moral ConfusionRelated source material

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