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Christ transforms the meaning and value of suffering from something to be feared or at best endured into something redemptive [and transformative].

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Peter Kreeft
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: March 16
Philosopher
Professor
Theologian
Writer
Paterson
New Jersey
Peter John Kreeft
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