TY  - BOOK
AU  - Allen,Leslie C.
TI  - A liturgy of grief: a pastoral commentary on Lamentations 
SN  - 9780801039607 (pbk.)
AV  - BS1535.53 .A45 2011
U1  - 224.307 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Mich.
PB  - Baker Academic
KW  - Bible
KW  - Lamentations
KW  - Commentaries
KW  - Grief
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Pastoral care
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-190) and index; Foreword / Nicholas Wolterstorff -- First poem (Lamentations 1) : grief, guilt, and the need for prayer (1) -- Second poem (Lamentations 2) : grief, guilt, and the need for prayer (2) -- Third poem (Lamentations 3) : the wounded healer -- Fourth poem (Lamentations 4) : grief and guilt prolonged - and to be reversed -- 5. Fifth poem (Lamentations 5) : the congregation's prayer as a turning point
N2  - 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 contemporary examples and discussions of grief to throw light on Lamentations
ER  -