A Grief Observed
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (654 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 006065273X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Nothing will shake a man--or at any rate a man like me--out of his merely verbal thinking and his merely notional beliefs. C.S. And you will never discover how serious it was until the stakes are raised horribly high," Lewis writes. Lewis joined the human race when his wife, Joy Gresham, died of cancer. It is a beautiful and unflinchingly honest record of how even a stalwart believer can lose all sense of meaning in the universe, and how he can gradually regain his bearings. --Michael Joseph Gross. Lewis, the Oxford don whose Christian apologetics make it seem like he's got an answer for everything, experienced crushing doubt for the first time after his wife's tragic death. He has to be knocked silly before he comes to his senses. Only torture will bring out the truth. Onl
Written after his wife’s tragic death as a way of surviving the “mad midnight moments,” A Grief Observed an unflinchingly truthful account of how loss can lead even a stalwart believer to lose all sense of meaning in the universe, and the inspirational tale of how he can possibly regain his bearings. . A classic work on grief, A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis’s honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss
Rosemary Thornton said My favorite CS Lewis book. After having read several of Lewis' books, I read "A Grief Observed" which quickly became my favorite. It is his journal - and almost too personal - where you bear witness to Lewis' progress as he sloughs his way through the deep mire of sorrow and grief.In the first pages of the book, he tells of going to God, seeking relief from the agony he feels in . Kristin said study within a relationship. My now husband and I ordered this book to read and discuss together not long after we started dating. He'd lost his dad study within a relationship Kristin My now husband and I ordered this book to read and discuss together not long after we started dating. He'd lost his dad 4 years prior and had been wanting to read it. A lover of C.S. Lewis, I readily agreed. It was one of the best things we've done in our relationship. It provided opportunities to discuss things we might not have ever (or at least much . years prior and had been wanting to read it. A lover of C.S. Lewis, I readily agreed. It was one of the best things we've done in our relationship. It provided opportunities to discuss things we might not have ever (or at least much . The Fruit of the Spirit Daniel After loosing my wife, brother, Father and Mother; three heart attacks and Colon cancer: I can empathize with the grief others encounter. As a Cultural Anthropologist, it is our worldview that guides our steps to recovery. Love conquers grief, for it's when we can remember our Loved Ones through remembering the fruits of our past relationships and how i