Members Spengler Posted November 6, 2018 Members Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 Quoting: ------------------------- 'Why Religion?' Asks 'How Hearts Can Heal' After Tragedy Religion scholar Elaine Pagels lost her young son to terminal illness and her husband a year later in an accident. Her new book combines memoir and biblical scholarship to reflect on loss and faith. ------------------------- This is from a radio program, "Fresh Air," with host Terry Gross The audio of the interview can be listened to. https://www.npr.org/2018/11/05/664347954/why-religion-asks-how-hearts-can-heal-after-tragedy?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=storiesfromnpr One thing I could truly relate to was Pagels saying we prefer feeling guilt over the loss of a loved one to feeling helpless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators KayC Posted November 6, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 14 hours ago, Spengler said: One thing I could truly relate to was Pagels saying we prefer feeling guilt over the loss of a loved one to feeling helpless. Hi Spengler, I am really struck by this remark, it makes sense, and I've never thought of it in that light before. Thank you for sharing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sunflower2 Posted November 6, 2018 Members Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 On 11/5/2018 at 9:03 PM, Spengler said: One thing I could truly relate to was Pagels saying we prefer feeling guilt over the loss of a loved one to feeling helpless. Yes, feeling guilt gives us a sense of control in our life where it feels we have no control. Guilt also makes us feel connected to our loved ones. Its the moving out of that guilt that begins to help us heal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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