Spiritual Complaint

"[...] this [...] collection represents a brave insistence on the significance of the academic community as a resource to the Church." The Revd. Philip Welsh, Church Times, (5 September 2014) The international and interdisciplinary scope of this collection commends its use in many different contexts. Spiritual Complaint will be particularly helpful resource in ministry training settings but also holds much value for researchers in pastoral theology more generally and lament studies in particular. Taylor Worley, Theological Book Review, volume 26, no 1, 2014 [...] this is a welcome volume, advancing the discussion and pushing the church to embrace lament alongside attitudes of praise and penitence. Andrew C. Witt, Reviews in Religion and Theology vol. 22, issue 2 , March 2015 "Miriam J. Bier and Tim Bulkeley have skilfully drawn together a collection of essays, which not only touch the nerves of pain and suffering and advance the understanding of lament, but also ... this book is a 'must' for every bookshelf, as it takes the theology and practice of lament from the academy, synagogue, and church into the public arena of tragedy and disaster. Spiritual Complaint deserves reflection and exploration, as it affects us individually and in community wherever we are." Gwen Knight, Journal of Theological Studies, vol 66 issue 1, April 2015