TheologianandwriterDavidCunninghamdrawsfromnovels,poems,andplaystogivearesourceforhumanswhofacesuffering,death,andnewlife.Heprovidesareligiousreadingofimportantliterarytexts,withthreestudiesforeachofthethreethemes--drawntogetherbytheweeklysequenceofFriday-Saturday-SundayandtheeventsofGoodFriday,HolySaturday,andEasterSunday.ThesereflectionsonuniversalexperiencesareenrichedbyCunningham’spresentationsofChristianperspectiveswhicharesignificantresourcesfordealingwithgriefandpain,separationandabsence,andtransformationandrenewal.