Compassionate Intercultural Care Practices for Coping with Grief

JAMES JAPHETH SUDARSHAN HARRICHAND has a PhD in Christian Theology from McMaster Divinity College, Canada. A Guyanese-born Canadian of Chinese and East Indian heritage, he has been involved in pastoral and teaching ministry for almost twenty years, serving congregations in both Guyana and Canada. He has also taught in the Christian ministry program at Tyndale University, Canada, and has written extensively on the diverse prayer languages of disorientation. He currently serves as a pastor at the Brampton Community Baptist Church, Canada.

As humans, we all express our grief differently. Acknowledging this truth, Dr. James Harrichand examines Old Testament accounts of grief and mourning alongside the experiences of marginalized Guyanese and Vietnamese immigrant communities in Canada. He explores both biblical and pastoral theology through an anthropological lens, bridging the horizons of Scripture and culture in a hermeneutically and pastorally sensitive manner. Dr. Harrichand's focus on prosaic prayers in the Old Testament fills a significant gap in the scholarship, but this book is also significant for its immense practicality, sensitizing readers to grief's varied expressions and equipping culturally intelligent pastoral caregivers. He presents five compassionate intercultural care practices for coping with grief, grounding each in the living hope of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, the one who bore our griefs and carries our sorrows.