Theology of Suffering and Death An Introduction for Caregivers

Name: Theology of Suffering and Death An Introduction for Caregivers
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ISBN: 9780415781084

ISBN-10: 0415781086

ISBN-13: 9780415781084

Edition: 2013

Authors: Natalie Kertes Weaver

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This book offers students a theological foundation for engaging 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. It investigates how Christian theology deals with the problem of suffering, how the Bible deals with these difficult issues, post-biblical interpretations of Jesus’ suffering and the Cross, and modern instances including ecology, poverty, discrimination and war. Later chapters cover comparative religious approaches and the depiction of such issues in popular culture. Two key chapters relate theology to practical issues of caregiving…

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/14/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Introduction



Theodicy the Question 'How Can God Allow Pain?'



Suffering in the Bible: Old Testament



Suffering in the Bible: New Testament



Soteriology: Historical Intepretations of the Meaning and Efficacy of the Cross



Soteriology: Revisting the Cross in the Contemporary Period



Death in Comparative Perspective



Issues in Spiritual Caregiving for the Suffering and Dying



A Toolbox for Dealing with Suffering and Dying