Theologian Richard Lischer tries to make sense of his son's death
Richard Lischer's memoir "Stations of the Heart" deals with his son's battle with cancer. Lischer is pictured here in Goodson Chapel at Duke Divinity School. Photo by Les Todd, Duke Photography
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Duke Divinity School Professor Richard Lischer has written a memoir about the death of his son to cancer more than seven years ago. While memoirs about grief are plentiful, Lischer's book is a testament to how people of faith grapple with loss and try to make sense of death.