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Living well and dying faithfully : Christian practices for end-of-life care
Title:
Living well and dying faithfully : Christian practices for end-of-life care
Author:
Swinton, John, 1957-
Publication Information:
Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., [2009]

©2009
Physical Description:
xxiv, 287 pages ; 23 cm
General Note:
Proceedings of a symposium held in 2006 at Duke University.
Language:
English
Contents:
Foreword / Stanley Hauerwas -- Introduction : Christian practices and the art of dying faithfully / John Swinton and Richard Payne -- Practicing the presence of God : earthly practices in heavenly perspective / John Swinton -- Dying well / Amy Plantinga Pauw -- "Make love your aim" : ecclesial practices of care at the end of life / Karen D. Scheib -- Suffering in communion with Christ : sacraments, dying faithfully, and end-of-life care / M. Therese Lysaught -- The practice of prayer and care for the dying / Allen Verhey -- "Why me, Lord?" : practicing lament at the foot of the cross / John Swinton -- Practicing compassion for dying children / Tonya D. Armstrong -- Healing in the midst of dying : a collaborative approach to end-of-life care / Abigail Rian Evans -- Compassion : a critical component of caring and healing / Christina M. Puchalski -- Hope in the face of terminal illness / Richard Payne -- More than sparrows, less than the angels : the Christian meaning of death with dignity / Daniel P. Sulmasy -- Embracing and resisting death : a theology of justice and hope for care at the end of life / Esther E. Acolatse -- Conclusion : Attending to God in suffering : re-imagining end-of-life care / John Swinton and Richard Payne.
ISBN:
9780802863393
Format :
Book