""Modern theology needs the rediscovery of the category of consolation. This book is rich of consolations because it takes the cry of lament seriously."" --Jurg

"A cry is heard in Ramah, lamentations and bitter weeping, Rachel, weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted because they are no more." Jeremiah 31:15.

Lament, so prominent in the Christian canon, is neglected in the public worship and witness of most North American congregations. These essays by Princeton Theo

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An Ideological Death: Suicide in Israeli Literature explores literary challenges to Israel’s national narratives. Many prominent Israeli writers use their fic