The ministry of lament : caring for the bereaved / by Gene Fowler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fowler, Gene, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church work with bereaved persons.

Pastoral theology.

Bereavement--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Bereavement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (p. cm.)

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, MO : Chalice Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For pastors and congregations, caring for those who are grieving is a very important but difficult job. Gene Fowler believes that the church needs a theological understanding of bereavement that can inform the ministry of caring for grieving people. The heart of The Ministry of Lament addresses the relationship between bereavement and the Christian faith in the service of caring ministry. Throughout the book, Fowler brings the psalms of lament into dialogue with a contemporary understanding of mourning so that the entire grief process can be addressed theologically.

Contents:

Introduction

Pastoral care as the ministry of lament

Introducing mourning and lament

Discovering death and crying out to God

It is OK to complain to God

Can God be trusted?

Asking God for help

Confidence in God

The dawn of praise.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612754098

9780827223509

0827223501

9781282754096

1282754092

9780827223516

082722351X