The Role of the Clergyman in the Grief Process

Authors

Vernon R. Wiehe, Lutheran Family and Children's Services, St. Louis

Publication Date

3-1-1972

Document Type

Article

Keywords

bereaved, deceased, death, grief, guilt, hostility, physiological reactions, clergyman, lindemann, psychological, counseling, neurotic

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

The author presents a psychological and physiological discussion of the reactions of the bereaved to the loss experienced in death and offers some guidelines to clergymen for counseling and preaching in grief situations.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Wiehe, Vernon R. (1972) "The Role of the Clergyman in the Grief Process," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 43, Article 12.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol43/iss1/12