Item 2295 - Our greatest gift: a meditation on dying and caring

118 p. of textual records

Item consists of a book written by Nouwen about death. The book has been divided into the following: Acknowledgments; Prologue: Befriending Death; Introduction: Grace Hidden in Powerlessness; Part One: Dying Well, Chapter One: We are Children of God, Chapter Two: We are Brothers and Sisters of Each Other, Chapter Three: We are Parents of Generations to Come; Part Two: Caring Well, Chapter Four: You are a Child of God, Chapter Five: You are Brothers and Sisters of Each Other, Chapter Six: You are Parents of Generations to Come; Conclusion: The Grace of the Resurrection; Epilogue: Death: A Loss and a Gift.
As is stated on the flaps: ". . . .When we contemplate with compassion the suffering and pain both around the world and close to home, we receive a gift: a reminder of the 'great human sameness' of 'all of us [who] will die and participate in the same end.'. . . And although the contours of an afterlife are unknowable, when we face death with hope we make the choice of faith. . . ."

San Francisco, Calif. : HarperSanFrancisco, c1994.

Dedication: "To Marina Nouwen-San Giorgi, my sister-in-law, whose courage and joy were a great inspiration. She died in the early morning of May 8, 1993. May this book honor her."

Added by L Joson, 13 December 2017
Revised by L Joson, 26 June 2018