Living Well and Dying Faithfully

by Swinton, John

• ISBN13: 9780802863393
• ISBN10: 0802863396
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-10
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

Living Well and Dying Faithfully explores how Christian practices - love, prayer, lament, compassion, and so on - can contribute to the process of dying well. Working on the premise that one dies the way one lives, the book is unique in its constructive dialogue between theology and medicine as offering two complementary modes of care. Book jacket.

Author Biography

John Swinton is professor of practical theology and pastoral care at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and founding director of the Centre for Spirituality, Health, and Disability at Aberdeen. His other books include Raging with Compassion: Pastoral Responses to the Problem of Evil. Richard Payne is professor of medicine and divinity at Duke Divinity School and director of the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. x
Foreword	p. xii
Introduction: Christian Practices and the Art of Dying Faithfully	p. xv
Practices of Living to Die Well
Practicing the Presence of God: Earthly Practices in Heavenly Perspective	p. 3
Dying Well	p. 17
"Make Love Your Aim": Ecclesial Practices of Care at the End of Life	p. 30
Practices of Faithful Suffering
Suffering in Communion with Christ: Sacraments, Dying Faithfully, and End-of-Life Care	p. 59
The Practice of Prayer and Care for the Dying	p. 86
"Why Me, Lord?": Practicing Lament at the Foot of the Cross	p. 107
Practicing Compassion for Dying Children	p. 139
Practices of Healing and Hope
Healing in the Midst of Dying: A Collaborative Approach to End-of-Life Care	p. 165
Compassion: A Critical Component of Caring and Healing	p. 188
Hope in the Face of Terminal Illness	p. 205
More than Sparrows, Less than the Angels: The Christian Meaning of Death with Dignity	p. 226
Embracing and Resisting Death: A Theology of Justice and Hope for Care at the End of Life	p. 246
Conclusion: Attending to God in Suffering: Re-Imagining End-of-Life Care	p. 272
Contributors	p. 277
Index	p. 282
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