Befriending death
Subtitle: Henri Nouwen and a spirituality of dying
By: Michelle O'Rourke.
Publisher: Orbis Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Maryknoll, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781570758409
Subjects: Nouwen, Henri J. M; Death -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by Sue Mosteller; title: Introduction; title: Getting to know Henri; title: The death of Maria Nouwen; title: Living with Adam; title: Henri's plunge into darkness; title: Henri's brush with death; title: His purpose; title: Hallmarks of Nouwen's spirituality; title: The heart of God; title: Community; title: Prayer and solitude; title: Compassion; title: Befriending death; title: Claiming our belovedness; title: Knowing our belovedness through prayer; title: Understanding our life as mission; title: Believing that our lives bear fruit; title: Dying well; title: Reclaiming our childhood; title: Recognizing our fruitfulness; title: Living our losses; title: Turning our mourning into dancing; title: Moving from fear to love; title: Believing that we do not die alone; title: Caring well; title: The gift of presence; title: The gift of truth; title: The ministry of healing; title: Sustaining the caregiver; title: Caring as a community; title: Care for the grieving.