In Life and Death: The Shaping of Faith - Softcover

"Aden brings all his resources from years of experience in pastoral care to bear upon the perplexing problem of faith and death. He takes readers through the process of death and dying and shows how faith is challenged but also matured in facing death. This book is hard to put down once you've started reading it, and every Christian will find insights and strength in it"

Aden explores the variety of faith responses to its ultimate test: death. In the face of death, whether that of a loved one or our own, our faith can either regress or recover. It regresses when it sinks back into reliance on the self. When it recovers, we emerge with a deeper understanding of God and cling more zealously to God's promises. As Aden shows, faith and doubt exist side by side; just as we are always sinners, we are always doubters on the way to becoming believers. Growth in faith means an everincreasing ability to turn to God's Word in the midst of despair.