Conquering Fear: Living Boldly in an Uncertain World
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About this book
From the best-selling author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People an illuminating book about fearand what we can do to overcome it. An inescapable component of our lives fear comes in many guises: fear of unemployment; fear of aging illness losing beauty; fear of a terrorist attack or natural disaster. In uncertain times coping with these fears can be especially challenging but in this indispensable hopeful book Harold S. Kushner teaches us to confront master and even embrace fear for a more fulfilling life. Drawing on the teachings of religious and secular literature and on the true stories of people who have faced their fears Kushner helps us to see that fear can present us with extraordinary opportunitiesto connect with our emotions rethink our values and change our lives and the world for the better. For those who fear helplessness he suggests empowerment: through prayer service and education. For those who fear for mankinds future he insists on hope and pragmatic measures such as working to protect the environment. For those who fear death he proposes lifelived boldly and purposefully. In Conquering Fear we are again inspired by Harold S. Kushners wisdom at once deeply spiritual and eminently practical.
