Living Through Bereavement

All of us are confronted by death at various times in our lives. Some bereavements are particularly devastating – it may be that we are very close to the one who has died, or death has come suddenly, unnaturally or even violently. This anthology of quotations is divided into two sections. The first contains material on the Bible’s teaching on life after death; the concept of the soul; the need to face the truth of our own mortality; living to the full; untimely death; suicide; death as the result of disaster and of war. The second focuses on solace in grief; the comfort of Christ; our hope of life in heaven; being reunited with those we love, and the great communion of saints. Each chapter has its own introduction and ends with a selection of prayers.

Author Biography

The Revd Dr David M Owen was for many years a hospital chaplain. From 1981-1990 he contributed a religious column in Women’s Weekly magazine, which reached a readership of several million, and wrote for the International Bible Reading Association (IBRA), which has been serving the world church since 1882. He is the author of Something of a Saint: The lives and prayers of 52 famous Christians (Triangle, 1990) and Losing and Living: Thoughts on every kind of grieving (Triangle, 1991).