The theology of suffering and death
Subtitle: an introduction for caregivers
By: Natalie Kertes Weaver
Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group; Routledge
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780415781077; 9780415781084; 9780203079928
Subjects: Caring; Hälso- och sjukvård; Death; Kristendom; Christianity; Lidande; Suffering; Religiösa aspekter; Döden
Description: This book offers a theological foundation for engaging with the realities of suffering and dying. Designed particularly for practical theology students and trainee caregivers, it introduces the spiritual and theological issues raised by suffering and dying. The chapters consider: how Christian theology deals with the problem of suffering and how the Bible treats these difficult issues post-biblical interpretations of Jesus{u2019} suffering and the Cross modern instances including ecology, poverty, discrimination and war comparative religious approaches and the depiction in popular culture. Natalie Weaver relates theology to practical issues of caregiving and provides a {u2018}toolbox{u2019} for thinking about suffering and death in a creative and supportive way.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Theodicy and the question: how can God allow pain?; title: Suffering in the Bible, part 1: Old Testament; title: Suffering in the Bible, part 2: New Testament; title: Soteriology, part 1: historical interpretations of the meaning and efficacy of the cross; title: Soteriology, part 2: revisiting the cross in the contemporary period; title: Death in comparative perspective; title: Issues in spiritual caregiving for the suffering and dying; title: Toolbox for dealing with suffering and death.