Getting Beyond Tragedy - Softcover

Noble, Rev. Dr. J. Phillips

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0978531108 ISBN 13: 9780978531102

Publisher: NewSouth Books, 2006

Synopsis

Getting Beyond Tragedy, already hailed by clergy and cancer organizations alike, is both a moving reflection and an important tool for those dealing with grief. Written by Rev. J. Phillips Noble in the years during and since his son Scott's illness and death from cancer, the book also includes essays written by Noble's wife and their children, making Getting Beyond Tragedy a work that speaks to all members of families coping with tragedy. Noble hopes that the book will help families touched by the tragedy of children's cancer, and as such, all of his proceeds will go toward research to help find a cure.

About this title

About the Author:

The Reverend J. Phillips Noble grew up in Learned, Mississippi. After graduating from King College in Bristol, Tennessee, and Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, he was ordained a Presbyterian minister. He completed graduate work in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Cambridge University in England. From 1956-1971, Noble was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Anniston, Alabama, where the events described in this book took place. Over his career, he also served pastorates in Georgia and South Carolina, the last of which was Charleston’s historic First (Scots) Presbyterian Church. Noble was also Co-President of the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church, USA. He has traveled extensively on six continents. Noble is married to Betty Pope Scott. They have three children (Betty, Phil, Jr., and Scott) and two grandchildren. He is retired and living in Decatur, Georgia. He is also the author of Getting Beyond Tragedy (2006).

Review:

"Those espousing the faith of the Judeo-Christian community will be informed, and perhaps reformed, by the chapter entitled “Tragedy and the Will of God.” Succinctly stated, Reverend Noble concludes: “[Is] tragedy good? No. But with God working with us in tragedy, at least some good can come from it. That may be tragedy’s only redeeming feature.”" ―Pastor, Decatur Presbyterian Church, Professor Emeritus, Columbia Theological Seminary, Regional Director, Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Fellow, American Association of Pastoral Counselors

About this edition

• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0978531108
• ISBN 13: 9780978531102
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164