Grief
Subtitle: contemporary theory and the practice of ministry
By: Melissa M. Kelley
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780800696610
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Mosaic as art form; title: Mosaic as a metaphor for grief; title: Description of terms; title: Contemporary topics in grief; title: Dimensions of grief; title: The trajectories of grief; title: Central features of the grieving process; title: The balancing act of grief care; title: The mosaic of grief; title: The history of grief theory; title: Early perspectives on grief; title: Psychoanalytic understanding of grief; title: Critique of the standard model of mourning; title: Further dimensions of traditional grief theory; title: Stage theory; title: Cultural critique of traditional grief theory; title: The mosaic of grief; title: Attachment theory and attachment to God; title: Case vignette; title: Attachment theory; title: Attachment to God; title: Ministerial perspective; title: The mosaic of grief; title: Questions for reflection; title: Meaning-making after loss; title: Case vignette; title: The meaning of meaning; title: Stories and meaning; title: The common elements of stories; title: Our stories and loss; title: David's story; title: Meaning making after loss; title: Meaninglessness; title: Meaning-making in theological perspective; title: Meaning and attachment to God; title: Ministerial perspective; title: The mosaic of grief; title: Questions for reflection; title: Grief, stress, and religious coping; title: Case vignette; title: Stress and grief; title: Coping with stress; title: Religious coping; title: Religious coping in theological perspective; title: Religious coping, attachment, and making meaning; title: Religious coping in ministerial perspective; title: The mosaic of grief; title: Questions for reflection; title: Grief in relational perspective; title: Case vignette; title: A relational perspective on grief; title: Theological perspective; title: Wholeness from the brokenness of grief; title: Enfolded in God's love; title: Ministerial perspective; title: The mosaic of grief.