Items related to Lament for a Son
Nicholas Wolterstorff's 25 year-old son Eric was killed in a mountaineering accident in the Alps, and this book charts his agonized response to the sense of irrevocable loss and absence that began with the numbing news of Eric's death. Eschewing pious sentiment for a much more honest and tough-minded approach to the appalling irreversibility of death, and exploring all the facets of his experience, the author rejects any easy options in the attempt to place his grief in a Christian context.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Nicholas Wolterstorff is an American philosopher and currently the Noah Porter Emeritus Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale University.
From Library Journal:
Wolterstorff, a well-known Christian philosopher, lost his 25-year-old son to a mountain climbing accident. His reflections in the wake of that tragedy are at times deeply personal, but always he expresses a prayerful anguish with which most bereaved parents will identify. Above all he refuses to turn from the "demonic awfulness" of death and, as he moves faithfully through grief, discovers new meaning in the Beatitudes, together with a new understanding of a suffering God. Spiritually enriching and theologically substantive. EC
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherSpck Publishing
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0281050945
- ISBN 13 9780281050949
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages112
- Rating
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Lament for a Son
Published by
SPCK Publishing, United Kingdom, London
(1997)
ISBN 10: 0281050945
ISBN 13: 9780281050949
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Nicholas Wolterstorff's 25 year-old son Eric was killed in a mountaineering accident in the Alps, and this book charts his agonized response to the sense of irrevocable loss and absence that began with the numbing news of Eric's death. Eschewing pious sentiment for a much more honest and tough-minded approach to the appalling irreversibility of death, and exploring all the facets of his experience, the author rejects any easy options in the attempt to place his grief in a Christian context. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002432573
Buy Used
US$ 7.69
Convert currency