A Allen, Leslie C. creator text Grand Rapids, Mich Baker Academic c2011 monographic ENG xi, 195 p. ; Allen, 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 contemproray examples and discussions of grief to throw lights on Lamentations. Foreword / Nichols Wolterstorff -- First poem (Lamentations 1) : grief, guilt, and the need for prayer (1) -- Second prayer (Lamentations 2) : grief, guilt, and the need for prayer (2) -- Third poem (Lamentations 3) : the wounded healer -- Fourth poem (Lamentations 4) : grief and guilt -- 5. Fifth poem (Lamentations 5) : the congregation's prayer as a turning point. Grief - Religious Aspects - Christianity Pastoral care 224.307 ALL 9780801039607 (pbk.) 0801039606 (pbk.)