TY - JOUR
T1 - Spiritual experiences of continuity and discontinuity among parents who lose a child
AU - Ganzevoort, R.R.
AU - Falkenburg, N.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This is a study of parents' spiritual experience of the loss of a child. Many parents experience continuing bonds with their deceased child as well as forms of posttraumatic growth. Twelve parents of children dying after severe illness were interviewed about their experiences. The interviews contain stories about premonitions, the intensity of the moment of the child's death and the child's presence after death. Thematically the stories reflect the dialectics of continuity and discontinuity in the relationship with the child. This is interpreted in terms of attributing meaning, significance and comprehensibility. © 2012 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
AB - This is a study of parents' spiritual experience of the loss of a child. Many parents experience continuing bonds with their deceased child as well as forms of posttraumatic growth. Twelve parents of children dying after severe illness were interviewed about their experiences. The interviews contain stories about premonitions, the intensity of the moment of the child's death and the child's presence after death. Thematically the stories reflect the dialectics of continuity and discontinuity in the relationship with the child. This is interpreted in terms of attributing meaning, significance and comprehensibility. © 2012 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.
U2 - 10.1163/15709256-12341249
DO - 10.1163/15709256-12341249
M3 - Article
SN - 0922-2936
VL - 25
SP - 189
EP - 204
JO - Journal of Empirical Theology : JET
JF - Journal of Empirical Theology : JET
IS - 2
ER -