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An edition of The Christian art of dying (2011)

The Christian art of dying

learning from Jesus

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The Christian art of dying: learning from Jesus
2011, William B. Eerdmans Pub.
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Christian Art of Dying: Learning from Jesus
2011, Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.
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2011, Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.
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Table of Contents

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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Grand Rapids, Mich

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
241/.69709
Library of Congress
BT825 .V47 2011, BT825.V47 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 409 p. :
Number of pages
409

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL25370920M
ISBN 10
0802866727
ISBN 13
9780802866721
LCCN
2011015870
OCLC/WorldCat
719426766

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Work ID
OL16698664W

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