On Suffering An Inter-Disciplinary Dialogue on Narrative and the Meaning of Suffering

Hinerman, Nate; Sutton, Mathew Lewis; EDITORS

ISBN 10: 1848880928 / ISBN 13: 9781848880924

Verlag: Inter-Disciplinary Press, 2012

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: On Suffering An Inter-Disciplinary Dialogue on Narrative and the Meaning of Suffering
• Verlag: Inter-Disciplinary Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1848880928
• ISBN-13: 9781848880924
• Einband: paperback
• Zustand: Good

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Inhaltsangabe

In this book, a diverse array of scholars agree that discussions of suffering must move beyond mere academic postulations that assert suffering as a phenomenological "given," an experience so naturally inherent that no human response can augment fundamentally its impact. Such approaches too often render apathetic responses to real human tragedies. The authors here explore both the inward experience of suffering, the myriad causes of suffering, and how, in some cases, such suffering can be articulated, understood, and even overcome. Here, the dialogue becomes a debate between those embracing a meta-narrative to frame the experience of suffering, and those promoting personal narratives amid concrete historical circumstances as the key to any effort to "make sense of" suffering.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Nate Hinerman, Ph.D., is a member of the faculty in the School of Nursing and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Francisco. He teaches and writes about death, dying, bereavement, and community-based models of hospice and palliative care. Matthew Lewis Sutton, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, at St. John's University in New York City. He teaches and writes about Christianity specifically on the interconnections between twentieth-century Christology, Trinitarian Theology, Ecclesiology, and Spirituality.