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In lament for a son, wolterstorff removes the rosecolored glasses, and eschews stoicism in favor of an honest wrestling with the reality of death and the presence or absence of god in it. Lament for a son audiobook download free by nicholas p. It is quite short less than 2 hours in audio, about 100 pages in text. In lament for a son he writes not as a scholar but as a loving father grieving the loss of his son. Nicholas wolterstorffs most popular book is lament for a son. Above all else, he points to his dutch reformed heritage, heavily influenced by the thought of abraham kuyper. Deciding on the proper christian tension between eros and agape, rule and equity, discipline and mercy, responsibility and forgiveness, justice and righteousness.
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