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| Preface | |
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| Why Are We Afraid to Die? | |
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| The Importance of End-of-Life Issues for Clergy and Seminarians | |
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| Why We Are Afraid to Die | |
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| The Denial of Death | |
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| A Graceful Death | |
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| Why This Book Is Different | |
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| Website Resources | |
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| End-of-Life Issues | |
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| Legal Issues | |
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| Advance Directives and How They Came About | |
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| The Law | |
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| How Different States Handle Advance Directives | |
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| So What Exactly Are Advance Directives? | |
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| Naming a Health Care Proxy | |
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| Living Wills | |
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| Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Orders/Do-Not-Intubate (DNI) Orders | |
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| Honoring Advance Directives | |
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| Denominational Stances on Advance Directives and End-of-Life Issues | |
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| Other Legal Terms | |
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| Medical Issues | |
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| Navigating Your Way through the Hospital | |
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| The Ethos of Intensive Care Units | |
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| "Actively Dying," | |
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| Removal of Life Support | |
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| Pain Control | |
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| Artificial Nutrition and Hydration - Yes or No? | |
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| Brain Death | |
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| Terminal Sedation | |
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| Theological Issues | |
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| Miracles and Cures | |
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| Miracles with or without Respirators: Healing and Curing | |
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| Biblical Strength | |
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| Racial, Cultural, Social, and Economic Issues | |
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| Sexual Orientation | |
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| Our Own Demons | |
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| Prayerful Discernment Process | |
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| Self-Care | |
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| Pastoral Issues | |
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| Preparing for the End of Life | |
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| End of Life - What to Expect, What to Do | |
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| A "Good" Death | |
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| Family Disagreements | |
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| Forgiveness | |
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| Life Review | |
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| Being Present - Doing Nothing | |
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| Anticipatory Grieving | |
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| Letting Go | |
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| What You Can Do: Cues to Help the Family | |
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| Rituals | |
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| Working with Congregations | |
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| Sermons and Bible Study | |
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| Having "Those" Conversations | |
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| The Clear and Convincing Evidence Conversation | |
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| The Nuts and Bolts of Advance Directives | |
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| Knowing the Options | |
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| Hospice | |
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| Palliative Care | |
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| Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities | |
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| Focusing on Transformation | |
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| Transformation for Those Who Are Dying | |
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| Transformation for Family Members | |
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| Transformation for Congregations | |
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| Transformation for You, the Clergyperson | |
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| State-Specific Websites for Information about Advance Directives | |
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| Denominational Links to End-of-Life Issues and Other Denominational Resources | |
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| Advance Directives and End-of-Life Web Resources | |
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| Prayerful Discernment Process for Congregational Use | |
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| Materials and Resources for Use with Congregations | |
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| Book Suggestions on Grieving and Rituals | |
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| Sample Sermon: "A Chaplain's Prayer" | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |