Lament for a Son
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Lament for a Son is a deeply personal theological memoir in which philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff reflects on grief and faith after the death of his son.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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book ⓘ theological memoir ⓘ |
| addresses |
Christian response to tragedy
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meaning of suffering ⓘ prayer in grief ⓘ resurrection hope ⓘ |
| author | Nicholas Wolterstorff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | death of Nicholas Wolterstorff's son Eric ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
how to trust God amid loss
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limits of human understanding of suffering ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
hope
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lament ⓘ personal suffering ⓘ the goodness of God ⓘ the problem of evil ⓘ |
| form | series of short reflections ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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theology ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
honesty before God
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lament as a form of faith ⓘ love and loss ⓘ struggle with doubt ⓘ the mystery of God ⓘ the presence of God in suffering ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian discussions of suffering
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pastoral approaches to grief ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
pastors and counselors
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people experiencing grief ⓘ students of theology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
meditative
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poetic prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
death of a child
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faith ⓘ grief ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candor about pain
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integration of philosophy and personal narrative ⓘ short, fragmentary chapters ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary Western context ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Reformed Christianity ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | after the accidental death of the author's son ⓘ |
| usedIn |
seminary courses on pastoral care
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seminary courses on theodicy ⓘ |
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