What is the theme in Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff?

Resurrection is one theme that is addressed throughout "Lament for a Son." The narrator wonders whether man carries only love, trust and faith into God's kingdom, or whether they carry culture as well. The narrator feels it necessary to hold Eric in remembrance in order to honor Eric and God. The gospels do not console the narrator because he does not forget about resurrection; even though he knows that Eric is in eternity, he cannot be with his son here and now.