TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Rourke,Michelle
TI  - Befriending death: Henri Nouwen and a spirituality of dying 
SN  - 9781570758409 (pbk.)
AV  - BT825 .O67 2009
U1  - 242/.4 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Maryknoll, NY
PB  - Orbis Books
KW  - Nouwen, Henri J. M.
KW  - Death
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Catholic Church
N1  - 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
ER  -