Speaking of Dying Paperback - 2012
by Fred Craddock; Dale Goldsmith; Joy V. Goldsmith
From the rear cover
Faithfully Engaging Those Who Are Dying
The church does not cope very well with dying. Typically, a terminal diagnosis triggers denial of impending death and placing faith in the techniques and resources of modern medicine. Speaking of Dying reminds the church of its considerable resources when it ministers to the terminally ill. The authors suggest practical, theological bases for speaking about dying and explore how dying--in baptism--begins and informs the Christian's life story. They emphasize that the narrative of faith embraces dying, and they present scriptural and christological resources that can lead toward a "good dying."
"This is a book we have desperately needed. I hope it will become a book widely studied in congregations and seminaries. We must learn to speak of dying. This book appropriately helps us recover our voices as a people taught to speak by the one who died on a cross."
--Stanley Hauerwas (from the foreword)
"This book is written with a pastoral heart and a prophet's voice. It is wise in the ways of caring for the dying and passionate in its cry for the church to remember its own christological narrative and, by doing so, to restore care for the dying into its gospel of care."
--Thomas G. Long, Candler School of Theology, Emory University; author, Accompany Them with Singing: The Christian Funeral
"This book offers a depth of wisdom on a universal and universally avoided experience: the act of dying. Speaking of Dying combines practical, pastoral, and biblical reflection on the care of the dying and does so without 'spiritualizing' the terrible realities of that experience. Use this book in a congregational context, and it will open up conversations you never thought possible."
--Richard Lischer, Duke Divinity School
"An essential book for any church leader, pastor, teacher, or active member. When so much is at stake we cannot continue to fail practicing our dying faithfully."
--Rob Moll, author, The Art of Dying; editor at large, Christianity Today
Details
- Title Speaking of Dying
- Author Fred Craddock; Dale Goldsmith; Joy V. Goldsmith
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Brazos Press
- Date 2012-07-01
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781587433238 / 1587433230
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 1.78 cm)
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Religious
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Topical: Death/Dying
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012000803
- Dewey Decimal Code 236.1
Media reviews
Citations
- Christian Century, 05/01/2013, Page 28
- Publishers Weekly, 05/14/2012, Page 63
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