Living well and dying faithfully
Subtitle: Christian practices for end-of-life care
By: edited by John Swinton & Richard Payne.
Contributors: Swinton, John, 1957-; Payne, Richard, 1951-
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780802863393
Subjects: Terminal care -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Congresses; Death -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Congresses; Terminal Care -- Congresses; Attitude to Death -- Congresses; Christianity -- Congresses; Quality of Life -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Notes: Proceedings of a symposium held in 2006 at Duke University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Stanley Hauerwas; title: Introduction : Christian practices and the art of dying faithfully / John Swinton and Richard Payne; title: Practicing the presence of God : earthly practices in heavenly perspective / John Swinton; title: Dying well / Amy Plantinga Pauw; title: "Make love your aim" : ecclesial practices of care at the end of life / Karen D. Scheib; title: Suffering in communion with Christ : sacraments, dying faithfully, and end-of-life care / M. Therese Lysaught; title: The practice of prayer and care for the dying / Allen Verhey; title: "Why me, Lord?" : practicing lament at the foot of the cross / John Swinton; title: Practicing compassion for dying children / Tonya D. Armstrong; title: Healing in the midst of dying : a collaborative approach to end-of-life care / Abigail Rian Evans; title: Compassion : a critical component of caring and healing / Christina M. Puchalski; title: Hope in the face of terminal illness / Richard Payne; title: More than sparrows, less than the angels : the Christian meaning of death with dignity / Daniel P. Sulmasy; title: Embracing and resisting death : a theology of justice and hope for care at the end of life / Esther E. Acolatse; title: Conclusion : Attending to God in suffering : re-imagining end-of-life care / John Swinton and Richard Payne.