Pain of a Particular Kind: The Loss of a Child by Peter Barnes

Book Description

There are few things which any parent dreads more than the thought of outliving his or her child, or grandchild. The deaths of parents, friends, relatives and even one's spouse are terrible indeed, but the death of one's child possesses a peculiar kind of horror.

In four brief chapters, Peter Barnes draws on his own experience to offer help to those who have suffered such a loss. As he says in the Introduction, 'This is not a work of apologetics, but a brief attempt to understand and work through grief, for myself, my family, and for any other readers. It has only heightened the sense of my own need to receive comfort myself. Such comfort can only come from the God who is our creator and our redeemer. The hope remains that God will use this book to minister to and bless any of his people who have suffered the agony of losing a child.'

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Author

Rev. Dr. Peter Barnes lives in Sydney, Australia. He has served on the mission field in Vanuatu, ministered on the Nambucca River in northern NSW, and is a member and elder at Revesby Presbyterian Church. He lectures in Church History at the Presbyterian Theological College in Burwood.
He is editor of the periodical Australian Presbyterian (AP), and has written several books for the Trust. He is married to Lyn, and they have six children.