Among the ashes [electronic resource] : on death, grief, and hope / William J. Abraham.

By:

Abraham, William J. (William James), 1947- [author]

Publisher: Grand Rapids : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2017Description: 1 online resourceISBN:

9781467449069
1467449067

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Death, grief, and the problem of evil -- Life after death, divine revelation, and reason -- Assurance and hope -- Another look at the suffering of Job -- Death and the death of Christ.

Summary: How can we hold fast to the hope of life eternal when we lose someone we love? In this book William Abraham reflects on the nature of certainty and the logic of hope in the context of an experience of devastating grief. Abraham opens with a stark account of the effects of grief in his own life after the unexpected death of his oldest son. Drawing on the book of Job, Abraham then looks at the significance of grief in debates about the problem of evil. He probes what Christianity teaches about life after death and ultimately relates our experiences of grief to the death of Christ. Profound and beautiful, Among the Ashes tackles the philosophical and theological questions surrounding loss even as it honors the experience of grief.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic Resources	John Kinder Theological Library	BT825 ABR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		ER001274

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Death, grief, and the problem of evil -- Life after death, divine revelation, and reason -- Assurance and hope -- Another look at the suffering of Job -- Death and the death of Christ.

How can we hold fast to the hope of life eternal when we lose someone we love? In this book William Abraham reflects on the nature of certainty and the logic of hope in the context of an experience of devastating grief. Abraham opens with a stark account of the effects of grief in his own life after the unexpected death of his oldest son. Drawing on the book of Job, Abraham then looks at the significance of grief in debates about the problem of evil. He probes what Christianity teaches about life after death and ultimately relates our experiences of grief to the death of Christ. Profound and beautiful, Among the Ashes tackles the philosophical and theological questions surrounding loss even as it honors the experience of grief.