those who want nothing more than a stirring of their emotions, it may prove too abstract and doctrinal; for those who want orthodox exposition but who are afraid to love and laugh and cry, this book will be thought too sentimental. But for those who have witnessed loved ones walk through the valley of the shadow of death, or who are beginning that lonely journey themselves, this book will appeal to the whole person. If it does not address all the hardest problems in theodicy, it turns again and again