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Taking an eraser to loneliness will not erase it. Trying to drink loneliness away will not quench its thirst. Shaming loneliness will not disempower it. In The Gospel of Loneliness, author and pastor Dwight Wolter offers the encouragement that loneliness is an exploration and a teacher to make room for--not to avoid. Wolter examines the expressions of loneliness in our lives: revisiting biblical stories and fables, listening to pop music, studying its dynamic in the pews, and exploring the future of artificial companionship.

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"I find that all too many books on spiritual ""problems"" spend all their energy bemoaning, ""Ain't it awful,"" and tend to offer few if any suggestions for how we might helpfully respond. In contrast, Wolter offers a number of creative suggestions for persons struggling with loneliness and for group leaders of all kinds. [The Gospel of Loneliness] will be a useful asset to folks in a range of helping professions, and to those they help. - Sharyl Peterson, author of The Indispensable Guide to Pastoral Care, Pastor Emerita of First Congregational Church UCC (Grand Junction, CO) In these days when it appears that humans are more connected than ever through the tools of technology, there is a bone-deep loneliness that has taken root in us. Dwight Lee Wolter offers us ways ""to discover what is valuable within and beyond loneliness."" Through reframing the concept and engaging in Wolter's creative practices, we find ourselves befriending our loneliness. - Beth A. Richardson, author of Christ Beside Me, Christ Within Me, Dean Emeritus of The Upper Room Chapel (Nashville, TN)"

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Dwight Lee Wolter is the pastor of the Congregational Church of Patchogue on Long Island, New York, and the author of several books. His writings and interviews, on platforms from Sojourners to NPR, have reflected on racial justice, addiction, parenting, progressive Christianity, and psychology.

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