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Grieving a suicide : a loved one's search for comfort, answers & hope

While acknowledging that there are no easy answers when it comes to suicide, the author draws on the resources of the Christian faith to point suicide survivors to the God who offers comfort in their grief and hope for the future
Print Book, English, ©2002
InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Ill., ©2002
180 pages ; 21 cm
9780830823185, 0830823182
49386091
Part 1: When Suicide Strikes
1. Shock
2. Turmoil
3. Lament
4. Relinquishment
5. Remembrance
Part 2: The Lingering Questions
6. Why Did This Happen?
7. Is Suicide the Unforgivable Sin?
8. Where Is God When It Hurts?
Part 3: Life After Suicide
9. The Spirituality of God
10. The Healing Community
11. The Lessons of Suicide
Epilogue: Going On
Acknowldegements
Appendix: Resources for Suicide Survivors and Suicide Prevention
Notes
Index