Suicide and the God of Grace

A Collection of Christian Reflection

Mark Koonz, Christina Baxter

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English

Wipf & Stock Publishers
19 August 2025

Christianity; Christian theology; Christian counselling; Aspects of religion (non-Christian); Coping with death & bereavement

Suicide is a painfully intrusive reality around the world, touching many Christian families as well. These theological reflections are designed to assist pastors facing one of the hardest funerals imaginable as well as inform other readers, family, and spiritual care givers who live in the aftermath of tragedy. Biblical passages and the history of Christian thought are scanned with some surprising results. There is a persistent openness to God's grace embracing death by suicide, redeeming the last moment of life. From Aquinas to Luther to Barth, influential theologians refused to call suicide an unforgiveable sin, though they always discouraged it. There is a surprising congruence between ancient and modern, Protestant and Roman Catholic, in some of these approaches. Without attempting to speak God's final word on any victim of suicide, the editor finds a middle way between outright condemnation and universalism. Contributors offer actual sermons used for suicide funerals. This book invites all who wrestle with suicide's spiritual questions to engage with a tradition more compassionate and nuanced than many might expect.

By: Mark Koonz
Foreword by: Christina Baxter
Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 431g
ISBN: 9798385241002
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 19 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Koonz graduated from Concordia University Irvine and Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv) and has served as a Lutheran pastor for over thirty years. He also enjoyed leading seminars on biblical theology and counseling at Methodist and Pentecostal institutions in Asia.