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I Will Grieve for the Suicide

In this book, the Rev. Peter Preus provides Gospel comfort for those who are left behind after a Christian commits suicide. He addresses the stigma, psychology and theology of suicide, as well as the grieving process that follows it.

Preus, whose lost his wife to suicide over two decades ago, recounts his personal experience with grief and with the response of those around him. He tackles difficult theological questions regarding Christian hope after a suicide. He discusses the psychology of suicide, acknowledging both is insights and its limits.

In several appendices, he provides discussion questions for groups working through the book together, advice about how to support a grieving family after a suicide, prayers and Scripture readings for the grieving and more resources. Throughout all of this, he points Christians to the hope they can find in Christ.

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