When They Ask You, “Why?”: Pastoral Engagement with Sufferers Seeking Reconciliation

When life imposes itself in cruel ways, sufferers invariably find themselves asking, “Why?” Frequently individuals are caught in an experience where the faith they had been living with does not speak meaningfully to their pain and disappointments. In these times the pastoral practitioner must own th...

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Main Author: Oliver, Ronald (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2007
In: Review and expositor
Year: 2007, Volume: 104, Issue: 3, Pages: 623-634
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