Honest Sadness: Lament in a Pandemic Age Format:Paperback I follow the Jewish custom

I follow the Jewish custom of calendar dating from sunset to sunset which explains the birth of Jesus on the 25th on the evening of the natural day when the sun rose on the 24th

“A book that needs to be taken very seriously”

if demanding ways

A few people may be mildly interested in the figure of Jesus and his teaching

George MacDonald

Honest Sadness: Lament in a Pandemic Age Format:Paperback I follow the Jewish customIn the present century, from 9 11 to COVID 19, there is much to disturb our securities and beliefs. The Old Testament presents us with similar situations of bewildered suffering, and one persistent theme of response is that of lament. John Holdsworth examines lament as a means of articulating faithful incomprehension, and as a resource for what have been called communities of honest sadness. He traces the development of lament through the Old