Mourning Into Dancing, Many Things Can Cause Sorrow, God Alone Turns Our

Wangerin, Walter, Jr.

ISBN 10: 0310548802 / ISBN 13: 9780310548805

Published by Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI, 1992

About this Item

Bright blue covers with gold printing; fading along edges and small bump on bottom back cover. Illustrated dust jacket with tan and gray printing; some edge and corner wear; bottom back has been creased. SIGNED by author on title page, along with inscription by someone else giving the book as a gift.

Seller Inventory # 000652

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mourning Into Dancing, Many Things Can Cause Sorrow, God Alone Turns Our
• Publisher: Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0310548802
• ISBN 13: 9780310548805
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Discusses the grief that results from the loss of things that give meaning to life, defines the stages of grief, and offers a new vision of Christ's sacrifice to help make the journey through grief to healing

From the Back Cover

'Death doesn't wait till the ends of our lives to meet us and to make an end, ' says Walter Wangerin. 'Instead, we die a hundred times before we die; and all the little endings on the way are like a slowly growing echo of the final BANG!' Yet out of our many losses, our 'little deaths, ' comes a truer recognition of life. It is found in our relationships with ourselves, with our world, with others, and with our Creator. This is the dancing that can come out of mourning: the hope of restored relationships. Mourning into Dancing defines the stages of grief, names the many kinds of loss we suffer, shows how to help the grief-stricken, gives a new vision of Christ's sacrifice, and shows how a loving God shares our grief. We learn from this book that the way to dancing is through the valley of mourning--that grief is a poignant reminder of the fullness of life Christ obtained for us through his resurrection. In the words of writer and critic John Timmerman, Mourning into Dancing 'could well be the most important book you ever read.'