TY - T1 - To Grieve or not to Grieve : Grief in the Consolation Letters of Jerome and Augustine SN - / UR - URN:NBN:fi:hulib-201606072114; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/164166 T3 - A1 - Dedua, Solomon A2 - PB - Helsingfors universitet Y1 - 2016 LA - eng AB - This thesis is born out of an observation in some recent scholarly research that tends to polarize early church fathers, particularly Jerome and Augustine in their attitude towards the expression of grief by bereaved Christians. Augustine is said to allow a moderation of grief while Jerome condemns it outright. Adopting a literary analytical method, this thesis sets out to find the disposition of saints Jerome and Augustine towards the expression of grief in their consolation letters. The stud... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - The Religious Roots of Europe; The Religious Roots of Europe; The Religious Roots of Europe N1 - PP - ER -