Good Grief

Granger E. Westberg. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1979. 64 pp. (Paperback).

A classic indeed, this book “describes what happens to us whenever we lose someone or something important.”

More than 2 million copies have been sold because so many people experience grief as the result of loss. The basic thrust of this volume is a description of the various stages of grief.

This author held a joint professorship in medicine and religion at the University of Chicago. Additionally Granger E. Westberg was one of the prime movers in an innovative program that advocates having parish nurses in churches.