Dialogue on Grief and Consolation

Dialogue on Grief and Consolation
Author :
Publisher : Rodopi
Total Pages : 305
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789042026285
ISBN-13 : 9042026286
Rating : 4/5 (286 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dialogue on Grief and Consolation by : Terence O'Connell

Download or read book Dialogue on Grief and Consolation written by Terence O'Connell and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2009 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you lost a loved one? The loss can be inestimable, the grief excruciating. What helped you? Did someone say something comforting? Did someone offer a consolation, which you resented? Have you ever tried to comfort someone with a terminal illness or one who has lost a loved one? Knowing how to help or what to say that is not trite, insincere, or superficial can be difficult. The point of view of a grieving person is quite different from that of those who wish to offer comfort. In a multicultural society such as ours, anticipating the beliefs of the grieving person can be even more difficult. This book explores the perspective of a grieving person. It considers the merits and potential harm of alternative comfort strategies. As a philosophical analysis of grief, it emphasizes an understanding of the beliefs that underlie grief and the usefulness or dangers of emotions. Because grief is so complex and sensitive, a narrow approach runs the risk of alienating the grieving person. The ideas in this book are expressed in a dialogue among three characters. Their discussion is broad and fundamental. Starting from the familiar consolation, “She’s no longer suffering” and the grieving person’s resentment toward the expression, the three friends articulate the value of life and the evils of death. Their discussion enriches their understanding of grief. Many consolations offered to mourners are poor arguments. Even the better ones do their work best in the context of a greater understanding of grief.


Dialogue on Grief and Consolation Related Books

Dialogue on Grief and Consolation
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Terence O'Connell
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher: Rodopi

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Have you lost a loved one? The loss can be inestimable, the grief excruciating. What helped you? Did someone say something comforting? Did someone offer a conso
A GRIEF OBSERVED (Based on a Personal Journal)
Language: en
Pages: 45
Authors: C. S. Lewis
Categories: Self-Help
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-12-29 - Publisher: DigiCat

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A Grief Observed is a collection of Lewis's reflections on the experience of bereavement following the death of his wife, Joy Davidman, in 1960. The book was fi
Lament for a Son
Language: en
Pages: 116
Authors: Nicholas Wolterstorff
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A loving father explores with honesty and intensity all facets of his grief at the death of his 25-year-old son.
The Daily Stoic
Language: en
Pages: 418
Authors: Ryan Holiday
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-18 - Publisher: Penguin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Street Journal and USA To
Covenant and Conversation
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Jonathan Sacks
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: Maggid

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this second volume of his long-anticipated five-volume collection of parashat hashavua commentaries, Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks explores these intersections as