Telling the story: a dialectic of hope for the suffering, the dying, and the living

Gregory R Tolaas

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Telling the story: a dialectic of hope for the suffering, the dying, and the living

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Gregory R Tolaas. Telling the Story: a Dialectic of Hope for the Suffering, the Dying, and the Living. Minnesota Consortium of Theological Schools. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/833cf435-4478-45d8-bd24-a6adaa9695d2.

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G. R. Tolaas. Telling the story: a dialectic of hope for the suffering, the dying, and the living. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/833cf435-4478-45d8-bd24-a6adaa9695d2

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Gregory R Tolaas. Telling the Story: a Dialectic of Hope for the Suffering, the Dying, and the Living. Minnesota Consortium of Theological Schools. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/833cf435-4478-45d8-bd24-a6adaa9695d2.

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Gregory R Tolaas

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Abstract

This thesis project centers around the reality of hope in the midst of human suffering. The author contends that 'telling the story' is a powerful way to foster hope in people who are in the midst of suffering and/or even the process of dying. The structure of the thesis employs the method of story, expressed in segments of a manuscript which the author wrote regarding the life and dying process of his sister. The author found that telling the story is healing for both those who are willing to share the story and those who are willing to receive it. The author presents what he calls a theology of immersion, which invites people to enter into the stories and the sufferings of those who, in the end, become our healers and teachers.

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