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035 _a(Sirsi) i9780801039607
035 _a(OCoLC)699760257
036 _au410327
100 1 _aAllen, Leslie C.
245 1 2 _aA liturgy of grief :
_ba pastoral commentary on Lamentations /
_cLeslie C. Allen.
260 _aGrand Rapids, Mich. :
_bBaker Academic,
_cc2011.
300 _axi, 195 p. ;
_c22 cm.
336 _atext
337 _aunmediated
338 _avolume
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 180-190) and index.
505 0 _aForeword / Nichols Wolterstorff -- First poem (Lamentations 1) : grief, guilt, and the need for prayer (1) -- Second poem (Lamentations 2) : grief, guilt, and the need for prayer (2) -- Third poem (Lamentations 3) : the wounded healer -- Fourth poem (Lamentations 4) : grief and guilt prolonged - and to be reversed -- 5. Fifth poem (Lamentations 5) : the congregation's prayer as a turning point.
520 _aAllen, 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 contemporary examples and discussions of grief to throw light on Lamentations.
630 0 0 _aBible.
_pLamentations
_vCommentaries.
650 0 _aGrief
_xReligious aspects
_xChristianity.
650 0 _aPastoral care.
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_cBK
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_d49984