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by Nicholas P. Wolterstorff (Author) "BORN ON A SNOWY NIGHT in New Haven, he died twenty-five years later on a snowy slope in the Kaisergebirger ..." (more)

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Paperback: 111 pages
Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co (31 Dec 1996)
Language English
ISBN-10: 080280294X
ISBN-13: 978-0802802941
Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.4 x 0.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 79,337 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The author describes the progress of his grief from the shock of learning of his son's accidental death to his final resignation a year later.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Only book that helped me in coping with the loss of my son, 12 Aug 1999

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I lost my 26 year old son in April of 1999. I have read many grief books, but this one struck home in the author's poignantly honest expression of his grief and confusion. He holds out hope but gives full recognition to the pain, the regret, the deep agony that shakes our very souls when we experience this most terrible of losses. I keep my copy on my bedside table and return to it over and over, especially certain pages which I have marked as particularly meaningful to me.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tough questions have no easy answers., 13 April 1998

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In this thin yet moving volume, Wolterstorff doesn't hesitate to ask the hard questions about how God could allow his son Eric to plunge to his death in the mountains of Germany, and how to live with suffering, and the permanent absence that so marks every family gathering. Says Wolterstorff, the commandment to love one another necessarily has a mirroring mandate: we must suffer for one another if we truly love. The implications of this extend beyond mourning and grief and suggest that lament is a way of living faithfully, sorrowing in delight and delighting in sorrow.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wolterstorrf voices beautifully the pain of death, 4 Nov 1998

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This book touched my heart. The author put into words thoughts and feelings that we as mourners seem only to be able to think. He discusses death as being evil and what God's role is in the trajic events that take place in our lives. I would strongly reccomend this book to anyone who has lost someone that is dear to them. It is very easy to read and understand. 6 stars!

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