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100 1 _aAllen, Leslie C.
245 1 2 _aA liturgy of grief :A Pastoral Commentary on Lamentations
260 _aGrand Rapids, Mich. :
_bBaker Academic,
_cc2011.
300 _axi, 195 p. ;
505 0 _aForeword / 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.
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 contemproray examples and discussions of grief to throw lights on Lamentations.
650 0 _aGrief - Religious Aspects - Christianity
650 0 _aPastoral care.
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