Grievers Ask : Answers to Questions about Death and Loss

by Smith, Harold Ivan

• ISBN13: 9780806645629
• ISBN10: 0806645628
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Fortress Pr

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(78)
1. Questions about the Duration of Grief	7	(11)
2. Questions about Asking Why	18	(6)
3. Questions about Remembering	24	(6)
4. Questions about Regrets	30	(4)
5. Questions about Causation	34	(6)
6. Questions about God	40	(10)
7. Questions about Grief and Spirituality	50	(9)
8. Questions about Forgiveness	59	(7)
9. Questions about Eternal Life, Heaven, and Hell	66	(13)
10. Questions about Grief and Communication	79	(12)
11. Questions about the Death of a Parent	91	(4)
12. Questions about the Death of a Child	95	(7)
13. Questions about Children and Grief	102	(6)
14. Questions about Suicide	108	(11)
15. Questions about the Death of a Pet	119	(3)
16. Questions about Grief and Sexuality	122	(12)
17. Questions about Funeral Rituals and Customs	134	(20)
18. Questions about Cremation	154	(6)
19. Questions about Memorialization	160	(6)
20. Questions about Wills and Estates	166	(5)
21. Questions about Support	171	(3)
22. Questions about Responsibility for Griever Care	174	(3)
23. Questions about Grief in the Workplace	177	(5)
24. Questions about Holidays and Special Days	182	(6)
25. Questions about Finding Help	188	(8)
Conclusion	196	(2)
Appendix A: Grief Resources	198	(5)
Appendix B: Prayer Resources	203	(1)
Notes	204