Suffering in God's Presence: The Role of Lament in Transformation

Lament is a Christian practice modeled for us by Jesus. In this article, I argue that lament is a spiritual discipline that assists the sufferer to reconstruct meaning after the disorienting effects of the suffering. Drawing on the psychological literature on stress-related growth, I show how the st...

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Main Author: Lewis Hall, M. Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2016
In: Journal of spiritual formation & soul care
Year: 2016, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 219-232
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)