04--Grief:  Pastoral, Protestant & Catholic Consolation

--- See also section:  “Crisis Intervention:  Pastoral Care”

Abbott, John W., ed.  Hospice resource manual for local churches.  New York:  Pilgrim Press, 1988.  90p.

Adey, Lionel.  C.S. Lewis, writer, dreamer, and mentor.  Grand Rapids, MI:  William B. Eerdmans Pub., 1998.  307p.

Bailey, Robert Wilson.  The minister and grief.  New York:  Hawthorn Books, 1976.  114p.

Bane, J. Donald, et al.  Death and ministry:  pastoral care of the dying and the  bereaved.  New York:  Seabury Press, 1975.  278p.

Barber, Cyril J., & Sharalee Aspenleiter.  Through the valley of tears:  encouragement and guidance for the bereaved.  Old Tappan, NJ:  F.H. Revell Co., 1987.  224p.  Christian.

Barcus, Nancy B.  The family takes a child.  Valley Forge, PA:  Judson Press, 1983.  94p.

Barnum, Thaddeus.  Where is God in suffering & tragedy?  DeBary, FL:  Longwood Communications, 1997.  272p.  Christian.

Byers, Dale A.  Suicide:  how God sustained a family.  Schaumburg, IL:  Regular Baptist Press, 1991.  128p.

Carlson, Roberta.  Moments of grace--lessons from grief.  Wheaton, IL:  Tyndale House Publishers, 1987.  127p.  Christian.

Carter, James E.  Facing the final foe.  Nashville, TN:  Broadman Press, 1986.  111p.

Clark, Martha Bittle.  Are you weeping with me, God?  Nashville, TN:  Broadman Press, 1987.  112p.

Coakley, Mary Lewis.  Not alone:  for the Lord is nigh.  New York:  Seabury Press, 1981.  186p.

Coniaris, Anthony M.  Christ's comfort for those who sorrow:  messages of hope for those who have lost loved ones.  Minneapolis:  Light and Life Pub. Co., 1978.  47p.  Christian.

Cox, Gerry R., & Ronald J. Fundis, eds.  Spiritual, ethical, and pastoral aspects of death and bereavement.  Amityville, NY:  Baywood Pub. Co., 1992.  277p.

Curley, Terence P.  A Way of the Cross for the bereaved.  New York:  Alba House, 1996.  51p.

Curley, Terence P.  Healing the broken-hearted:  consoling the grief-stricken.  New York:  Alba House, 1995.  70p.

Curley, Terence P.  Six steps for managing loss:  a Catholic guide through grief.  New York:  Alba House, 1997.  54p.

Davis, Jeffrey M.  The shadow of evil:  where is God in a violent world?  Dubuque, IA:  Kendall/Hunt, 1996.  115p.  Christian. 

Davis, Thomas Jeffery.  God in my grief:  the music of grace when loss lives on.  Valley Forge:  Judson Press, 1998.  115p.  Christian.

Davis, Verdell.  Let me grieve, but not forever:  a journey out of the darkness of love.  Dallas:  Word Pub., 1994.  151p.  Christian. 

Davis, Verdell.  Riches stored in secret places.  Dallas:  Word Pub., 1994.  151p.  Christian.

Del Zoppo, Patrick M.  Mourning:  the journey from grief to healing.  New York:  Alba House, 1995.  45p.  Christian.

Derksen, Sandy, & Connie Nash.  The other side of sorrow:  after the death of three-year-old Rachel [Rachel Ann Derksen, 1973-1976], god leads the grieving mother through guilt and anger to healing and peace.  Minneapolis:  Augsburg Pub. House, 1982.  124p.  Christian.

Dockrey, Karen.  Will I ever feel good again?:  when you're overwhelmed by grief and loss.  Grand Rapids, MI:  F.H. Revell, 1993.  203p.  Christian.

Edgerton, Dorothy F.  Walk on in peace:  a thoughtful companion for those who suffer the pain of loss.  St. Meinrad, IN:  Abbey Press, 1982.  63p.  Christian.

Edwards, Deanna.  Grieving:  the pain and the promise.  Salt Lake City, UT:  Covenant Communications, , 1989.  211p.  1997.  217p.  Christian.

Exley, Richard.  When you lose someone you love:  comfort for those who grieve.  Tulsa, OK:  Honor Books, 1995.  104p.  Christian.

Green, Gerard.  Coping with suicide:  a pastoral aid.  Dublin:  Columba Press, 1992.  108p.

Greenstock, David L.  Comfort for the sick and dying:  and for those who love them.  Manchester, N.H.:  Sophia Institute Press, 1999.  175p.  Catholic.

Hartman, Thomas, & Joe Cook.  The matter of life and death:  surviving loss and finding  hope.  Liguori, MO:  Triumph Books, 1994.  189p.

Harvey, Nicholas Peter.  Death's gift:  chapters on resurrection and bereavement.  Grand Rapids, MI:  Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1995.  152p.  Christian.

Ikerman, Ruth C.  A little book of comfort.  Nashville:  Abingdon, 1976.  79p.

Iserson, Kenneth V.  Grave words:  notifying survivors about sudden, unexpected deaths.  Tucson, AZ:  Galen Press, 1999.  342p.

Johnson, Daniel E.  When you ask why.  Green Forest, AR:  New Leaf Press, 1988.  64p.

Johnson, Margaret.  Beyond heartache:  comfort & hope for hurting people.  Grand Rapids:  Zondervan Pub. House, 1979.  199p.

Justice, William G.  When death comes.  Nashville, TN:  Broadman Press, 1982.  95p.  Christian.

Keaggy, Bernadette.  A deeper shade of grace.  Foreword by Phil Keaggy.  Minneapolis, MN:  Bethany House Publishers, 1996. 

Kinnaman, Gary.  My companion through grief:  comfort for your darkest hours.  Ann Arbor, MI:  Servant Publications, 1996.  221p.

Klass, Dennis.  The spiritual lives of bereaved parents.  Philadelphia, PA:  Brunner/Mazel, 1999.  229p.

Krumroy, Jeri.  Grief is not forever.  Foreword by Clyde M. Narramore.  Elgin, IL:  Brethren Press, 1985.  134p.  Christian biography.

Kuenning, Delores.  Helping people through grief.  Minneapolis, MN:  Bethany House Publishers, 1987.  272p.  Christian.

Lawrenz, Mel, & Daniel Green.  Life after grief:  how to survive loss and trauma.  Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1995.  138p.

Lepper, M. John.  When crisis comes home.  Nashville:  Convention Press, 1992.  159p.

Levy, Naomi.  To begin again:  the journey toward comfort, strength, and faith in difficult times.  New York:  Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.  267p.

Lewis, Clive Staples (1898-1963).  A grief observed.  London:  Faber, 1961;  San Francisco:  HarperSanFrancisco.  1961-1994.  94p.  Christian classic.

Linn, Dennis, Matthew Linn & Sheila Fabricant.  Healing the greatest hurt.  New York:  Paulist Press, 1985.  244p.  Christian.

Lum, Doman.  Responding to suicidal crisis:  for church and community.  Grand Rapids, MI:  Eerdmans, 1974.  222p.

Manning, Doug.  Comforting those who grieve:  a guide for helping others.  San Francisco:  Harper & Row, 1985.  71p.  Christian.

Manning, Doug.  Don't take my grief away:  what to do when you lose a loved one.  San Francisco:  Harper & Row, 1984.  129p.  Christian.

Marrocco, Nancy.  A promise in the storm:  grieving and dying with hope.  Winona, MN:  Saint Mary's Press, Christian Brothers  Publications, 1997.  206p.

Marshall, Catherine.  To live again.  Carmel, NY:  Guideposts, 1957 & 1990.  New York:  McGraw Hill, 1957.  335p.  Bereavement in clergy spouse, Peter Marshall, Peter (1902-1949).

Marshall, George N.  Facing death and grief:  a sensible perspective for the modern person.  Buffalo, NY:  Prometheus Books, 1981.  200p. Christian.

Mather, Cotton (1663-1728).  Nehemiah:  a brief essay on divine consolations:  how great they are ... with an application thereof to some frequent cases, especially, the death of relatives.  Boston in New-England:  Printed by Bartholomew Green, 1710.  24p.

McClafferty, Carla Killough.  Forgiving God:  a woman's struggle to understand when God answers no.  Grand Rapids, MI:  Discovery House Publishers;  Nashville, TN:  Thomas  Nelson Publishers, 1995.  127p.

McCurley, Foster R., & Alan G. Weitzman.  Making sense out of sorrow:  a journey of faith.  Valley Forge, PA:  Trinity Press International, 1995.  95p.

Mead, Eleanor Tyler.  Lay up your treasures in heaven.  Plainfield, NJ:  Logos International, 1977.  105p.

Means, James E.  A tearful celebration.  Portland, OR:  Multnomah Press, 1985.  109p.

Meyer, Charles.  Surviving death:  a practical guide to caring for the dying & bereaved.  2nd ed.  Mystic, CT:  Twenty-Third Publications, 1991.  175p.

Miethe, Terry L.  C.S. Lewis' The problem of pain & A grief observed.  Nashville, Tenn.:  Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999. 

Miller, James E.  Winter grief, summer grace:  returning to life after a loved one dies.  Minneapolis:  Augsburg, 1995.  64p.

Miller, Jolonda.  You can become whole again:  a guide to healing for the Christian in grief.  Atlanta, GA:  John Knox Press, 1981.  99p.  Christian.

Mitchell, Kenneth R., & Herbert Anderson.  All our losses, all our griefs:  resources for pastoral care.  Philadelphia:  Westminster Press, 1983.  180p.

Monsen, Christine Tuttle, & Stan Zenk.  Guide me to eternity.  Salt Lake City, Utah:  Aspen Books, 1994.  206p.

Moore, James Wendell.  When grief breaks your heart.  Nashville:  Abingdon Press, 1994.  63p.  Christian.

Oates, Wayne Edward.  Grief, transition, and loss:  a pastor's practical guide.  Minneapolis:  Fortress Press, 1997.  93p.  Christian.

Oates, Wayne Edward.  Pastoral care and counseling in grief and separation.  Philadelphia:  Fortress Press, 1976.  86p.

O'Connor, Joey.  Heaven's not a crying place:  teaching your child about funerals, death, and the life beyond.  Grand Rapids, MI:  F.H. Revell, 1997.  208p.

Ogg, Elizabeth.  A death in the family.  New York:  Public Affairs Committee, 1976.  24p.

Oosterveen, Gerald.  Too early frost:  a father's account of losing a son.  Grand Rapids, MI:  Zondervan Books, 1988.  154p.  Christian. 

Osgood, Don.  Listening for God's silent language:  hearing God speak in the unexpected places of life.  Minneapolis, MN:  Bethany House Publishers, 1995.  160p.

Page, Carole Gift.  Misty, our momentary child:  a mother's journey through sorrow to healing.  Westchester, IL:  Crossway Books, 1987.  152p.

Parachin, Victor M.  Grief relief.  St. Louis, MO:  CBP Press, 1991.  124p.

Pardoe, Jenifer.  How many times can you say goodbye?:  living with  bereavement.  Collegeville, MN:  Liturgical Press, 1991.  112p.  Christian.

Peerman, Frank.  See you in the morning.  Nashville:  Broadman Press, 1976.  94p.  On grief in Baptist biography.

Pink, Michael.  Grace for grief:  daily comfort for those who mourn.  Grand Rapids, MI:  World Pub., 1995.  217p.  Christian.

Quinlan, John.  Loved and lost:  the journey through dying, death, and bereavement.  Collegeville, MN:  Liturgical Press, 1997. 

Reynolds, Ann Bostic.  Strength for the journey.  Marlton, NJ:  Cameron Press, 1996.  93p.

Richardson, Jean.  A death in the family.  Edited for US edition by Evelyn Bence.  Illustrations by Ron Ferns and  Kathy Wyatt.  Belleville, MI:  Lion Pub. Corp., 1985.  96p.  Christian.

Rigsby, Joyce Vixie.  My grieving heart.  Hagerstown, MD:  Autumn House, 1991.  95p.

Robinson, Haddon W.  Grief:  comfort for those who grieve and those who want to help.  Illustrated by Nancy Munger.  Grand Rapids:  Zondervan, 1974.  Nashville, TN:  Thomas Nelson  Publishers, 1996.  45p.  Christian.

Rouner, Leroy S.  The long way home.  South Bend, IN:  Langford Books, 1989.

Rowley, Carol A., & William J. Rowley.  On wings of mourning:  our journey through grief and recovery.  Waco, TX:  Word Books, 1984.  155p.

Ruiz, Shirley.  Journey to high places:  a spiritual evolution.  Walnut Creek, CA:  Shastar Press, 1987.  386p.

Rupp, Joyce.  Praying our goodbyes.  Notre Dame, IN:  Ave Maria Press, 1988.  183p.

Ryan, Karlene Kay.  To find hope:  simple wisdom for those who grieve.  New York:  Paulist Press, 1997.  59p.

Sanford, Doris.  The comforter:  a journey through grief.  Illustrations by Graci Evans.  Portland, OR:  Multnomah, 1989.  32p.  Christian.

Schenck, Celeste Marguerite.  Mourning and panegyric:  the poetics of pastoral ceremony.  University Park:  Pennsylvania State University Press, 1988.  228p.

Schmitt, Abraham.  Turn again to life:  growing through grief.  Scottdale, PA:  Herald Press, 1987.  136p.  Christian.

Schneider, Russell.  Forever is a loving word:  a story of life together.  Westminster, MD:  Wakefield Editions, 1991.  116p.

Schulz, Gregory.  The problem of suffering:  a father's thoughts on the suffering, death, and life of his children.  Milwaukee, WI:  Northwestern Pub. House, 1996.  74p.

Simsic, Wayne.  Cries of the heart:  praying our losses.  Winona, MN:  Saint Mary's Press, Christian Brothers  Publications, 1994.  87p.

Sissom, Ruth M.  Moving beyond grief:  lessons from those who have lived through sorrow.  Grand Rapids, MI:  Discovery House Publishers;  Nashville, TN:  T. Nelson Publishers, 1994.  145p. 

Sittser, Gerald Lawson.  A grace disguised:  how the soul grows through loss.  Grand Rapids, MI:  Zondervan Pub. House, 1996.  184p.

Smith, Harold Ivan.  A Decembered grief:  living with loss while others are celebrating.  Kansas City, Mo.:  Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1999.  134p.

Smith, Harold Ivan.  Grieving the death of a friend.  Minneapolis:  Augsburg, 1996.  176p.

Smith, Harold Ivan.  On grieving the death of a father.  Minneapolis:  Augsburg, 1994.  140p.

Smith, Harold Ivan.  Once in a lifetime:  reflections upon the death of a father.  Nashville:  T. Nelson, 1989.  156p.

Smith, James Alfred.  Blessed are they that mourn--for they shall be comforted:  understanding how to minister to those who experience grief.  Elgin, IL:  Progressive Baptist Pub. House, 1988.  64p.  Christian.

Smith, Joanne, & Judy Biggs.  How to say goodbye:  working through personal grief.  Lynnwood, WA, USA:  Aglow Publications, 1990.  163p.

Smith, Robert Forest.  Sit down, God--I'm angry.  Valley Forge, PA:  Judson Press, 1997.  155p.

Smith-Greer, Becky.  Keepsakes for the heart.  Pomona, CA:  Focus on the Family;  Dallas, TX:  Distributed by Word Books, 1990.  194p.

Soder-Alderfer, Kay.  With those who grieve:  twenty grief survivors share their stories of loss, pain, and hope.  Elgin, IL.:  Lion Publishing, 1994.  197p.

Stephenson, John Wallace.  Through tears to triumph:  God's gracious help through grief and sorrow.  Schaumburg, IL:  Regular Baptist Press, 1996.  106p.

Stevens, Velma Darbo.  After weeping, a song.  Nashville, TN:  Broadman Press, 1980.  164p.

Stevens, Velma Darbo.  Grief work.  Nashville, TN:  Broadman Press, 1990.  95p.

Stewart, Charles William.  Calming the storm:  letting God help you in times of crisis.  Nashville:  Abingdon Press, 1988.  94p.

Stone, Howard W.  Crisis counseling.  Minneapolis:  Fortress Press, 1976.  81p.  1993, 96p.

Stringfellow, William.  A simplicity of faith:  my experience in mourning.  Nashville:  Abingdon, 1982.  142p.

Strommen, Merton P., &  A. Irene Strommen.  Five cries of grief:  one family's journey to healing after the tragic death of a son.  San Francisco, CA:  HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.  106p.  Minneapolis, MN:  Augsburg, 1996.  106p.

Sullender, R. Scott.  Grief and growth:  pastoral resources for emotional and spiritual growth.  New York:  Paulist Press, 1985.  233p.

Switzer, David K.  Pastoral care emergencies:  ministering to people in crisis.  New York:  Paulist Press, 1989.  223p.

Switzer, David K.  The minister as crisis counselor.  Nashville:  Abingdon Press, 1986.  287p.

Tengbom, Mildred.  Grief for a season.  Minneapolis, MN:  Bethany House Publishers, 1989.  155p.

Trobisch, Ingrid Hult.  Learning to walk alone:  personal reflections on a time of grief.  Ann Arbor, MI:  Servant Books, 1985.  113p.

Vandeman, George E.  The other side of grief.  Boise, ID:  Pacific Press Pub. Association, 1986.  48p.

Vogel, Linda Jane.  Rituals for resurrection:  celebrating life and death.  Nashville:  Upper Room Books, 1996.  128p.

Wallace, William.  Living again:  a personal journey for surviving spouses.  Lenexa, KS:  Addax Pub. Group;  Kansas City, MO:  Andrews & McMeel, 1998. 

Weiskopf, Herm.  His five smooth stones.  Old Tappen, NJ:  F.H. Revell, 1983.  187p.

White, James Robert.  Grieving:  our path back to peace.  Minneapolis, MN:  Bethany House, 1997.  87p. 

White, John Wesley.  Of wheels and wings:  thoughts on the death of a son.  Nashville:  T. Nelson Publishers, 1992.  85p.

White, Mary.  Harsh grief, gentle hope.  Colorado Springs, CO:  NavPress, 1995.  158p.

Wiersbe, David.  Gone but not lost:  grieving the death of a child.  Grand Rapids, MI:  Baker Book House, 1992.  116p.

Wiersbe, Warren W., & David  W. Wiersbe.  Comforting the bereaved.  Chicago:  Moody Press, 1985.  150p.

Willard, Samuel (1640-1707).  The mourners cordial against excessive sorrow:  discovering what grounds of hope Gods people have concerning their dead friends.  Boston:  Printed by Benjamin Harris and John Allen, 1691.  137p.

Williams, Robert A.  Journey through grief.  Nashville:  T. Nelson Publishers, 1991.  160p.

Williams, Ruthann.  Healing your grief.  Foreword by Thomas Hartman.  Mineola, NY:  Resurrection Press, 1995.  124p.

Winter, David Brian.  Living through loss:  God's help in bereavement.  Wheaton, IL:  Harold Shaw Publishers, 1986.  84p.

Wipf, Jane L.  Blankets:  a grief journey.  Minneapolis, MN:  Heartline II, 1993.  34p.

Wolfelt, Alan.  Death and grief:  a guide for clergy.  Muncie, IN:  Accelerated Development, 1988.  200p.

Wright, H. Norman.  Recovering from the losses of life.  Tarrytown, NY:  F.H. Revell, 1991.  208p.

Yates, Elizabeth.  Up the golden stair:  an approach to a deeper understanding of life through personal sorrow.  Nashville:  Upper Room Books, 1990.  63p.

Zelenka, Linda.  An untimely loss:  a passage to the gentle side of grief.  New York:  Paulist Press, 1996.  41p.