A Chronicle of Grief – Finding Life After Traumatic Loss

Mel Lawrenz (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

168 Seiten

2020
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-3760-1 (ISBN)

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Have you, or someone you love, experienced the devastation of a traumatic loss? In this raw, vivid narrative, Pastor Mel Lawrenz chronicles how his family struggled to survive the sudden death of their beloved daughter. For anyone whose life has been turned upside down by grief, this beautiful memoir offers hope and companionship.

Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award
"Eva not breathing. Pray."
That text message was Mel Lawrenz's entry into the harsh reality of losing his thirty-year-old daughter. Things would never be the same. How could he and his family cope with this devastating loss?
In this narrative of grief, Pastor Mel Lawrenz chronicles how his family struggled to survive the sudden death of their beloved daughter. In raw, vivid episodes, he describes the immediacy of the pain and the uncertainty of what comes next. In the agony of traumatic loss, Lawrenz apprehends the realities of love and life and offers insights on how to navigate our life priorities before or after tragedy hits.
You are not alone. You too can find a way forward.

Mel Lawrenz trains an international network of Christian leaders, ministry pioneers, and thought leaders through the Brook Network. He served as senior pastor of Elmbrook Church in Brookfield, Wisconsin, for ten years and now serves as Elmbrook's minister at large, teaching in North America, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. He holds a PhD in the history of Christian thought from Marquette University. His books include Spiritual Leadership Today and Life After Grief.

1. Trauma

2. Horrific

3. Gone

4. Plodding

5. Places

6. Today

7. Seasons

8. Loss

9. Cherishing

10. Christmas

11. Radiance

12. Mystery

13. Broken

14. Saving

Epilogue

Appendix 1: Practical Matters of Grieving

Appendix 2: Matters of Faith

Notes

Erscheinungsdatum	16.06.2020
Verlagsort	Illinois
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 176 mm
Gewicht	158 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
ISBN-10	0-8308-3760-4 / 0830837604
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-3760-1 / 9780830837601
Zustand	Neuware