The Christian art of dying: learning from Jesus
Part 1. Medicalized dying -- From "tame death" to "medicalized death" -- In praise of medicine : and what went wrong on the way to "medicalization" -- Challenging "medicalization" : patient rights, "natural death," and hospice -- The silence and surr...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Grand Rapids, Mich. [u.a.]
William B. Eerdmans Publ.
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Reviews: | The Christian Art of Dying: Learning from Jesus by Allen Verhey, Eerdmans, 2011 (ISBN 978-0-8028-6672-1), xiii + 409 pp., pb 30 (2014) (Bordjadze, Bacho V.)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Death
/ Dying
/ Christianity
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| Further subjects: | B
Death
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Ars moriendi |
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Volltext (Table of Contents) |
| Summary: | Part 1. Medicalized dying -- From "tame death" to "medicalized death" -- In praise of medicine : and what went wrong on the way to "medicalization" -- Challenging "medicalization" : patient rights, "natural death," and hospice -- The silence and surrender of the church -- Part 2. Ars moriendi -- Death and the art of dying in the fifteenth century -- The "commendation of death" -- The "temptacions" and the virtues -- The temptations and the virtues : an assessment -- "Interrogaciones," "instructions," and prayers -- Part 3. Faith and faithfulness in the face of death : toward a contemporary ars moriendi -- A "commendacion" of life -- The "instruction" : remember and follow Jesus -- The virtues for dying well -- Part 4. The practices of Christian community and the practices of dying well and caring well for the dying -- Gathering on the Lord's day -- Some practices old and new -- The practice of care -- Last words |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XIII, 409 S., Ill., 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-8028-6672-7 978-0-8028-6672-1 |
