A widower's lament : the Pious meditations of Johann Christoph Oelhafen /

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This book deals with Christian lament in the late Reformation by exploring the efforts of a talented yet little-known layman to cope with the death of his beloved wife. It provides full access to the remarkable work of private devotion that he authored to express his lament. A work of haunting cando...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Oelhafen von Schöllenbach, Johann Christoph, 1574-1631 (Author)
Other Authors: Rittgers, Ronald K., 1965- (Translator, Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Latín
Published: Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Meditations.
Laments.
Widowers > Religious life.
Christian life.
Meditations > Early works to 1800.
Laments > Early works to 1800.
Méditations > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Lamentations > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Méditations.
Lamentations.
Veufs > Vie religieuse.
Vie chrétienne.
Widowers > Religious life
Christian life
Laments
Meditations
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book deals with Christian lament in the late Reformation by exploring the efforts of a talented yet little-known layman to cope with the death of his beloved wife. It provides full access to the remarkable work of private devotion that he authored to express his lament. A work of haunting candor and searching faith, The Pious Meditations furnishes insight into life in the past as well as resources for life in the present.
Item Description:Title of Oelhafen's manuscript: Piae meditationes vidvitatis, ehev, moestissimae.Title assigned by the Germanisches Naionalmusem Historisches Archiv: Gebetbuch des Hans Christoph Oelhafen.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 318 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles, portrait
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:1506424813
9781506424811

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