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The unwanted gift of grief : a ministry approach / Tim P. VanDuivendyk.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- VanDuivendyk, Tim P.
- Series:
- Haworth religion and mental health
- Religion and mental health
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grief--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Grief.
- Pastoral counseling.
- Christianity.
- Pastoral Care.
- Medical Subjects:
- Christianity.
- Grief.
- Pastoral Care.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 192 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Haworth Pastoral Press, [2006]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Foreword / John R. Claypool
- The unwanted gift
- Grief as gratitude, grief as gift
- The wilderness of grief : the "way" to transformation
- Without facing the pain, growth may be limited
- Letting go of the past, we rise to new life
- Grief : a journey of wondering and wandering in the wilderness
- Everyone grieves differently
- How long will I grieve?
- The effects of family and culture on grieving
- Different pathways through grief : think people, feel people, and act people
- Introverts and extroverts
- Factors that affect the wilderness of grief
- The faith factor
- The need for sojourners : counselors, ministers, and friends
- Sudden loss or slow, unfolding loss
- Rejection and suicide
- The life cycle and development
- Differentiation and enmeshment
- The wilderness of grief
- Unbelievable darkness
- The dynamics of darkness
- Types of shock and disbelief
- Temporary or permanent amnesia
- Frustration and anger amid "why"?
- Frustration and anger : part of the journey
- Frustration and anger as regret, remorse, or guilt
- Frustration and anger toward others
- Praying for a miracle
- Holy and earthly contracts : hope for healing and cure
- Miracles and saying "yes" to death and suffering
- Mom's good death
- Advance directives and DNR orders
- Abby's good miracle
- Wrestling with sadness and depression
- Sadness and depression : normal parts of healing
- Movement into light and healing
- Signs of when depression is too deep
- Getting help : when, what, and where
- Healing : experiencing the light again
- Turning points in the wilderness
- Caution : euphoria may be ahead!
- What does this healing transformation look or feel like?
- What is this mysterious spirit that transforms us through the wilderness?
- And yet
- we never forget!
- The return of grief : "peek-a-boo" experiences
- Sojourners in the wilderness : how to help
- Being a sojourner
- What is a sojourner?
- Appendix: The sojourner process guide : walking with another through the wilderness of grief
- Sojourning with those in unbelievable darkness
- Sojourning with those frustrated and angry amid "why"?
- Sojourning with those praying for a miracle
- Sojourning with those wrestling with sadness and depression
- Sojourning with those in healing and light
- More ways toward transformation
- Marriage : tough enough without grief
- Couples and grieving
- Gender differences and grieving
- Complementarity in marriage and grief
- The gift of sexual closeness amid grief
- Appendix: The grief date : a guide for couples and family members
- Ways of making it through the wilderness of grief.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-188) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781315808468
- 1315808463
- Publisher Number:
- 99988291036
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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