Why Do Men Suffer? by Leslie D. Weatherhead - Fourth Printing

Why Do Men Suffer?

Leslie D. Weatherhead

The Abingdon Press, 1936

Fourth Printing, November 1937

Hardcover in very good condition with original dust jacket

Description

A very nice early printing of Why Do Men Suffer? by Leslie D. Weatherhead, the influential British Methodist minister, City Temple preacher, and widely read religious author whose books occupy an important place in the broader Oxford Group-era spiritual landscape.

Published in 1936, Why Do Men Suffer? is one of Weatherhead’s serious early works on pain, providence, prayer, faith, and the problem of evil. Rather than offering easy answers, Weatherhead approaches suffering as a pastoral and spiritual reality, addressing questions that haunted many religious readers in the interwar period: Why does God allow suffering? Is suffering the will of God? What is the place of prayer and faith in human affliction? The chapter headings alone show why the book had lasting appeal. It is a thoughtful, accessible theological work from an author who became one of the most recognized English religious voices of the mid-20th century.

For collectors in the Oxford Group, early recovery, and related devotional fields, Weatherhead is significant because he stood within the same wider current of surrender-centered Christianity that shaped so much influential spiritual literature of the 1930s. While not as directly identified with recovery history as some better-known Oxford Group names, he remains an important adjacent figure whose books help illuminate the religious atmosphere from which much early recovery spirituality emerged. His works often blend pastoral warmth, psychological insight, and practical Christian living in a way that continues to resonate with collectors of serious spiritual literature.

This title is especially appealing as an early Weatherhead work, issued during the same decade in which his name was becoming firmly established. It belongs to that strong run of 1930s books that made him a sought-after author for readers interested in faith, inner struggle, prayer, and spiritual perseverance. A worthwhile addition for collectors of Oxford Group-era literature, religious psychology, Christian devotion, and related recovery-adjacent material.

Condition

Very good. Green cloth binding remains clean and solid, with light general handling wear. Spine lettering remains legible. Text block is clean and well preserved. Contemporary owner name to front endpaper. Copyright page confirms Fourth Printing, November 1937. Includes the original dust jacket noted as the Fourth Printing on the front cover.

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