"Give sorrow words": lament--contemporary need for Job's old time religion.
The author explores the many meanings and interpretations often assigned to the Book of Job and finds in the notion of lament a particularly helpful understanding, especially for pastoral caregivers often called upon to work with persons experiencing sorrow, loss, and human suffering.
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Patricia Huff
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Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
D001633:Bible; D002835:Christianity; D006117:Grief; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007599:Judaism; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000379:methods*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012944:Social Support; D029181:Spirituality