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Well-known Christian philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff has authored many books that have contributed significantly to scholarship in several subjects. In Lament for a Son he writes not as a scholar but as a loving father grieving the loss of his son. In brief vignettes Wolterstorff explores with a moving honesty and intensity, all the facets of his experience of this irreversible loss. Though he grieves "not as one who has no hope," he finds no comfort in the pious-sounding phrases that would diminish the malevolence of death. The book is in one sense a narrative account of events--from the numbing telephone call on a sunny Sunday afternoon that tells of 25-year-old Eric's death in a mountain-climbing accident, to a graveside visit a year later. But the book is far more than narrative. Every event is an occasion for remembering, for meditating, for Job-like anguish in the struggle to accept and understand. A profoundly faith-affirming book, Lament for a Son gives eloquent expression to a grief that is at once unique and universal--a grief for an individual, irreplaceable person. Though it is an intensely personal book, Wolterstorff decided to publish it, he says, "in the hope that it will be of help to some of those who find themselves with us in the company of mourners."… (plus d'informations)
Wolterstorff, a well-known Christian philosopher, lost his 25-year-old son to a mountain climbing accident. His reflections in the wake of that tragedy are at times deeply personal, but always he expresses a prayerful anguish with which most bereaved parents will identify. Above all he refuses to turn from the "demonic awfulness" of death and, as he moves faithfully through grief, discovers new meaning in the Beatitudes, together with a new understanding of a suffering God. Spiritually enriching and theologically substantive. (Library Journal, Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"A deeply moving account of how one man has learned to deal with pain." (Booklist)
"For the gift of this personal meditation, the Christian community should offer profound gratitude. Perhaps once or twice a year—in a good year—one reads a book so compelling, so essential, that one wishes to advise all friends, 'Here, please read this book. It's wonderful.' Simple and profound, Lament for a Son is such a book." (Christianity Today)
"Lament for a Son is a simple, honest, and poignant expression of one man's grief, but it is more. By sharing the depths of his grief, not in trite phrases but honestly, Nicholas Wolterstorff helps open the floodgates for those who cannot articulate their pain. . . This little book is a true gift to those who grieve and those who, in love, reach out to comfort. Wolterstorff's words are, indeed, 'salve on our wounds.' Thank God he did not remain silent." (Henri J. M. Nouwen)
„Ezt az írást több mint tizenkét évvel ezelőtt vetettem papírra, hogy lerójam tiszteletemet Erik előtt, és meggyászoljam őt, a fiút és a testvért, akit 25 évesen, hegymászás közben ért baleset Ausztriában. Mélységesen személyes hangvétele ellenére végül azért döntöttem kiadása mellett, mert azt reméltem, hogy lesznek olyan szülők, akik saját érzéseikre – tiszteletükre és fájdalmukra – ismernek majd szavaimban.” Wolterstorff fiát siratja. Írása a gyász és a hit vallomása. Szavait átjárja a mély meggyőződés, hogy szenvedésünkben nem maradunk magunkra. Isten, aki éppoly valóságosan jelen van kérdéseinkben, mint válaszainkban, velünk együtt szenved. A kötetet ajánljuk mindazoknak, akik a fájdalom mélyére akarnak nézni, hogy megértsék saját maguk és embertársaik gyászát és szenvedését.
„Ezt az írást több mint tizenkét évvel ezelőtt vetettem papírra, hogy lerójam tiszteletemet Erik előtt, és meggyászoljam őt, a fiút és a testvért, akit 25 évesen, hegymászás közben ért baleset Ausztriában. Mélységesen személyes hangvétele ellenére végül azért döntöttem kiadása mellett, mert azt reméltem, hogy lesznek olyan szülők, akik saját érzéseikre – tiszteletükre és fájdalmukra – ismernek majd szavaimban.” Wolterstorff fiát siratja. Írása a gyász és a hit vallomása. Szavait átjárja a mély meggyőződés, hogy szenvedésünkben nem maradunk magunkra. Isten, aki éppoly valóságosan jelen van kérdéseinkben, mint válaszainkban, velünk együtt szenved. A kötetet ajánljuk mindazoknak, akik a fájdalom mélyére akarnak nézni, hogy megértsék saját maguk és embertársaik gyászát és szenvedését.
Lament for a Son, by Nicholas Wolsterstorff. The book avoids easy answers about suffering. Its honest depiction of one man's struggle will help open the floodgates for those who cannot find words for their own pain (William B Eerdmans Publishing, 1996, £8.99).
Philosophical theologian, Nicholas Wolterstorff penned these reflections in the wake of their 25 year old son's death. It is a beautiful book, full of honest grappling with grief, God and faith. He offers no easy answers but opens up about his pain he carried. ( )
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"I can't wait to get back to the mountains again." - ERW in a letter to JR
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For Eric January 31, 1958 - June 11, 1983
and to his mother, Claire, his sister, Amy, his brothers Robert, Klaas, and Christopher
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I wrote the following to honor our son and brother Eric, who died in a mountain-climbing accident in Austria in his twenty-fifth year, and to voice my grief.
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"Behold, I am making all things new, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end." Revelation 21
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Well-known Christian philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff has authored many books that have contributed significantly to scholarship in several subjects. In Lament for a Son he writes not as a scholar but as a loving father grieving the loss of his son. In brief vignettes Wolterstorff explores with a moving honesty and intensity, all the facets of his experience of this irreversible loss. Though he grieves "not as one who has no hope," he finds no comfort in the pious-sounding phrases that would diminish the malevolence of death. The book is in one sense a narrative account of events--from the numbing telephone call on a sunny Sunday afternoon that tells of 25-year-old Eric's death in a mountain-climbing accident, to a graveside visit a year later. But the book is far more than narrative. Every event is an occasion for remembering, for meditating, for Job-like anguish in the struggle to accept and understand. A profoundly faith-affirming book, Lament for a Son gives eloquent expression to a grief that is at once unique and universal--a grief for an individual, irreplaceable person. Though it is an intensely personal book, Wolterstorff decided to publish it, he says, "in the hope that it will be of help to some of those who find themselves with us in the company of mourners."
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"A deeply moving account of how one man has learned to deal with pain." (Booklist)
"For the gift of this personal meditation, the Christian community should offer profound gratitude. Perhaps once or twice a year—in a good year—one reads a book so compelling, so essential, that one wishes to advise all friends, 'Here, please read this book. It's wonderful.' Simple and profound, Lament for a Son is such a book." (Christianity Today)
"Lament for a Son is a simple, honest, and poignant expression of one man's grief, but it is more. By sharing the depths of his grief, not in trite phrases but honestly, Nicholas Wolterstorff helps open the floodgates for those who cannot articulate their pain. . . This little book is a true gift to those who grieve and those who, in love, reach out to comfort. Wolterstorff's words are, indeed, 'salve on our wounds.' Thank God he did not remain silent." (Henri J. M. Nouwen)