▁God ▁who ▁is ▁of ▁a ▁good ▁and ▁lov ing ▁nature , ▁there ▁is ▁non eth eless ▁so ▁much ▁suffering ▁and ▁pain ▁in ▁it ▁- ▁essentially , ▁the ▁evident ial ▁problem ▁of ▁evil . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁memory ▁of ▁his ▁young ▁son , ▁A aron , ▁who ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁of ▁the ▁in cur able ▁gen etic ▁disease ▁pro ger ia . ▁Rab bi ▁K ush ner ' s ▁book ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁best s eller ▁for ▁many ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁non - f iction ▁category . ▁ ▁Th esis ▁K ush ner ▁see ks ▁to ▁offer ▁comfort ▁to ▁gr ieving ▁people . ▁His ▁answer ▁to ▁the ▁philosoph ical ▁problem ▁is ▁that ▁God ▁does ▁his ▁best ▁and ▁is ▁with ▁people ▁in ▁their ▁suffering , ▁but ▁is ▁not ▁fully ▁able ▁to ▁prevent ▁it . ▁ ▁K ush ner ' s ▁belief s , ▁which ▁seem ▁to ▁question ▁God ' s ▁om n ip ot ence , ▁have ▁been ▁critic ized ▁by ▁some ▁conserv ative ▁sch ol ars ▁associated ▁with ▁Orth odox ▁J uda ism ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁evangel ical ▁Christian ity . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁best s eller , ▁" non f iction " ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁" When ▁bad ▁things ▁happen ▁to ▁good ▁people " ▁- ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁edition ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁pre face ▁“ R ab bi ▁K ush ner : ▁An ▁' Ac com mod