Viktor Frankl and the Nature of Suffering

Viktor Frankl, an Auschwitz survivor, once said that to be human is to suffer. Suffering is an unavoidable part of life, but how do we engage our suffering in a culture that teaches us to avoid suffering at all costs?

Stories of Suffering and Hope

Through the telling of two stories, the horrific death of his parents and the exiled Judeans of the sixth century BCE, Chris Williams offers a way of engaging suffering that questions the dominant voices of popular culture.

Perhaps hope is not found in avoiding suffering at all costs, but by inviting others into our darkest moments.