--- product_id: 3866193 title: "Making Sense Out of Suffering" brand: "peter kreeft" price: "Rp711188" currency: IDR in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.id/products/3866193-making-sense-out-of-suffering store_origin: ID region: Indonesia --- # Making Sense Out of Suffering **Brand:** peter kreeft **Price:** Rp711188 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Making Sense Out of Suffering by peter kreeft - **How much does it cost?** Rp711188 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.id](https://www.desertcart.id/products/3866193-making-sense-out-of-suffering) ## Best For - peter kreeft enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted peter kreeft brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Making Sense Out of Suffering - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41wjy8Os3KL.jpg) ![Making Sense Out of Suffering - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51HmloCBVKL.jpg) ![Making Sense Out of Suffering - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31RneNwnCCL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful *by K***T on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 24, 2023* Dr. Kreft admits to being Catholic, but he adequately explores other religions too. This is an intimate, soul-bearing companion. It's not for someone dying an intellectual study, although it is intellectually written. It's for people who need to know they aren't alone. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Finding Transcendence.... *by S***O on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 13, 2017* Book Review: Making Sense out of Suffering, by Peter Kreeft, Cincinnati, Servant Books, 1986, 184 pages. by Samuel A. Nigro,MD, retired psychiatrist, copyright c 2017 When suffering, joy is hard to find, to feel, to believe. The negative sensations loom large as punishment, darkness, despair, anger, bewilderment, pain, loss of function, loss of identity, loss of self, witnessing evil, and the monotony of spiritless matter. Suffering is the constriction into less being until you understand Peter Kreeft, a favorite of mine since discovering "The Transcendental Variables of All Being" (learned from Kreeft's other works: Living the Truth and Guide to Thomas Aquinas) and which I first presented in 1993 (1). To add to understanding suffering, I summarize: The Transcendental Variables of All Being--I call the first three the Catholic Trivium; and the last four are the Catholic Quadrivium.1. Ens (Latin)—the being, i.e., what has existence.2. Res (Latin)—the corporeal body or matter, i.e. the confluence of the being with matter completing it. It is the most visible dimension for those in the material world. In nature, nature rules, neurochemistry and all, on how the being manifests itself in nature. Bodies are needed to relate. They are our physical being by which men interact with all.3. Aliquid (Latin)—the identity or form of the being, i.e. the confluence of the being with its essence—for humans, not ethnicity, not color, nor anything but humanbeingness—the total embracing of humanity for us—in a word “catholic”—all for and with all.4. Verum (Latin)--the truth of the being, i.e. the confluence of the being with reality and not fantasy—or for us humans, the confluence with real life and not television shows, movies, magazines, newspapers or figments of imagination from oneself or others.5. Unum (Latin)—the oneness of the being, i.e. the confluence of the being with itself and all desirability related to it: its integrated, whole entirety, including family, community, country, world, universe.6. Bonum (Latin)—the good of the being, i.e. the confluence of the being with proper function in nature, or for mental beings, with proper choice in Natural Law (or Rational Environmentalism).7. Bellezza (“bella”) (Italian...preferred by the author to the Latin “pulchritude” for multicultural reasons)—the beauty of the being, i.e. its confluence with ascendancy or the “bringing out the best of itself and all around it. “ Because of what I learned from Kreeft before, his book on "suffering" rang true,one, good and beautiful because the negatives intrinsic to suffering were projected into spirituality beyond material and physical misfortune. In Making Sense out of Suffering, Kreeft poignantly clears the mind, not an easy task, but comforting and intriguingly done Socrates style, another intellectual delight from the author. The confluence of my Statimuum with Kreeft completes his efforts in my mind. The timelessness alluded so many times at Mass and in the Gospel confirms the transient transcendence which will recompress us by suffering into the Eternity of the pre-Big Bang required by contemporary physics. The Immediacy of all positives ever, will be immediate in the timeless spaceless unrestricted Act of Thinking we know as God as suffering turns into sacrifice and success. Kreeft's Making Sense out of Suffering makes that clear as suffering becomes joy.REFERENCES:(1) Samuel A. Nigro, MD, “Male/Female Differences in Natural Law”, Society of Catholic Social Scientists, First Annual Conference, 1993. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Making Life's Dreariest Aspect Meaningful *by R***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 10, 2008* (4.5 *'s) Followers of Peter Kreeft's books have known for a long time now how deftly he is able to take difficult, yet lofty subject matter and make it accessible to the reader's heart and mind. In his excellent 1986 book, `Making Sense of Suffering' he again takes the most poignant and mysterious of human topics and brings some clarity and comfort to those willing to take the 184 page sojourn.Not entirely different from Benedict Groeshel's 'Arise from Darkness,' Professor Kreeft starts out by sorting out Rabbi Kushner's `When Bad Things Happen to Good People,` and illustrates what he finds laudable and what parts he is at issue. Kreeft, a skillful alchemist, draws upon the Bible, psychology, literature, and philosophy to illustrate his points and counter arguments in a very smooth and laudable fashion. Just as an overview, some of his biggest references come from C.S. Lewis, Dostoyevski, Plato, Freud, and the Prophets. People with a cursory understanding of any of these figures should note that he paves the way of understanding for even the uninitiated.His major premise is that life is filled with suffering. Like all mysteries there are aspects that are inscrutable, and he is at a loss to explain some of its ramifications. Aside from these necessary limitations, his work is to try and make something we find dreary and daunting into something that is meaningful and livable. His assertions and examples are not meant to be exhaustive, but they are nourishing, nevertheless.While most of the passages are well integrated from premise to illustration, he also uses the technique of dialogue between himself and a prospective reader. The exchange while lively and blunt, sometimes makes the personified reader sound whiney, even if he (or she) does embody common concerns.`Making Sense of Suffering' is written from the Catholic Christian perspective, but being the apologist he is, he is able to make a work that is inviting to people of a wide spectrum of faiths. Having taken the journey, I find myself refreshed with the ideas he has presented in this wise and illuminating book. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.id/products/3866193-making-sense-out-of-suffering](https://www.desertcart.id/products/3866193-making-sense-out-of-suffering) --- *Product available on Desertcart Indonesia* *Store origin: ID* *Last updated: 2026-04-23*