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A liturgy of grief : a pastoral commentary on Lamentations / Leslie C. Allen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2011.Description: xi, 195 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780801039607 (pbk.)
  • 0801039606 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 224/.307 23
LOC classification:
  • BS 1535.53 .A45 2011
Contents:
Foreword / Nichols Wolterstorff -- First poem (Lamentations 1) : grief, guilt, and the need for prayer (1) -- Second prayer (Lamentations 2) : grief, guilt, and the need for prayer (2) -- Third poem (Lamentations 3) : the wounded healer -- Fourth poem (Lamentations 4) : grief and guilt -- 5. Fifth poem (Lamentations 5) : the congregation's prayer as a turning point.
Summary: Allen, an experienced scholar and hospital chaplain, is the first to use the Old Testament book of Lamentations to throw light on grief, and to use contemproray examples and discussions of grief to throw lights on Lamentations.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BS 1535.53 .A45 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA012873 Available AUA012873

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Nichols Wolterstorff -- First poem (Lamentations 1) : grief, guilt, and the need for prayer (1) -- Second prayer (Lamentations 2) : grief, guilt, and the need for prayer (2) -- Third poem (Lamentations 3) : the wounded healer -- Fourth poem (Lamentations 4) : grief and guilt -- 5. Fifth poem (Lamentations 5) : the congregation's prayer as a turning point.

Allen, an experienced scholar and hospital chaplain, is the first to use the Old Testament book of Lamentations to throw light on grief, and to use contemproray examples and discussions of grief to throw lights on Lamentations.