Where Do Broken Hearts Go? by W Ross Hastings
Grounded in the narrative of the loss of his own wife, Ross Hastings seeks to provide insight into the universal human condition of loss and grief . . . and speaks comfort. All kinds of losses produce grief--loss of jobs, homes, friendships, health, losses through divorce, and loss through death of parents, children, and spouses--and we are often unprepared for it. Applicable to all who go through loss, this book will also offer skills for pastors, pastors-in-training, and friends seeking to offer comfort to grieving people. It will weave together first-order theological, as well as integrated psychological insights that relate to loss and grieving, interspersed with personal stories. The ultimately redemptive nature of grief is highlighted, with sensitivity to the grieving process. It offers comfort for the grieving found in fresh awareness of the orientation and action of the triune God who is for us, who invites us to participate in his life and love, and gathers up our grief, and in Christ, suffers with us. It beckons us towards spiritual attentiveness, permission for emotional honesty, normalization of the grief process, practices that enable coping and redemptive transformation in the present, and hope grounded in future resurrection reality.
W. Ross Hastings (PhD, University of St. Andrews, Scotland) is Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology and Pastoral Theology at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. He was pastor of Peace Portal Alliance Church in White Rock, British Columbia, for eleven years and is author of several books, including Theological Ethics, Echoes of Coinherence, and Jonathan Edwards and the Life of God.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781498278478 |
| ISBN 10 | 1498278477 |
| Title | Where Do Broken Hearts Go? |
| Author | W Ross Hastings |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wipf & Stock Publishers |
| Year published | 2016-06-28 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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