Befriending death : Henri Nouwen and a spirituality of dying /
O'Rourke, Michelle.
Befriending death : Henri Nouwen and a spirituality of dying / Michelle O'Rourke. - Maryknoll, NY : Orbis Books, 2009. - xvi, 144 p. ; 21 cm.
Foreword / by Sue Mosteller -- Introduction -- Getting to know Henri -- The death of Maria Nouwen -- Living with Adam -- Henri's plunge into darkness -- Henri's brush with death -- His purpose -- Hallmarks of Nouwen's spirituality -- The heart of God -- Community -- Prayer and solitude -- Compassion -- Befriending death -- Claiming our belovedness -- Knowing our belovedness through prayer -- Understanding our life as mission -- Believing that our lives bear fruit -- Dying well -- Reclaiming our childhood -- Recognizing our fruitfulness -- Living our losses -- Turning our mourning into dancing -- Moving from fear to love -- Believing that we do not die alone -- Caring well -- The gift of presence -- The gift of truth -- The ministry of healing -- Sustaining the caregiver -- Caring as a community -- Care for the grieving.
9781570758409 (pbk.)
2009022202
Nouwen, Henri J. M.
Death--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
BT825 / .O67 2009
242/.4
Befriending death : Henri Nouwen and a spirituality of dying / Michelle O'Rourke. - Maryknoll, NY : Orbis Books, 2009. - xvi, 144 p. ; 21 cm.
Foreword / by Sue Mosteller -- Introduction -- Getting to know Henri -- The death of Maria Nouwen -- Living with Adam -- Henri's plunge into darkness -- Henri's brush with death -- His purpose -- Hallmarks of Nouwen's spirituality -- The heart of God -- Community -- Prayer and solitude -- Compassion -- Befriending death -- Claiming our belovedness -- Knowing our belovedness through prayer -- Understanding our life as mission -- Believing that our lives bear fruit -- Dying well -- Reclaiming our childhood -- Recognizing our fruitfulness -- Living our losses -- Turning our mourning into dancing -- Moving from fear to love -- Believing that we do not die alone -- Caring well -- The gift of presence -- The gift of truth -- The ministry of healing -- Sustaining the caregiver -- Caring as a community -- Care for the grieving.
9781570758409 (pbk.)
2009022202
Nouwen, Henri J. M.
Death--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
BT825 / .O67 2009
242/.4