Beyond Silence and Denial

by Lucy Bregman

Book Overview

Lucy Bregman guides the reader through the wealth of recent literature on death and dying, giving special attention to the autobiographical narratives of terminally ill people and to books offering... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664258026
• ISBN13: 9780664258023
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Rethinking how Christians look at death

Beyond Silence and Denial looks at the roles of death in the Christian Faith. The author lays out how the Protestant view of death and dying has shifted through out the ages. Sometimes this shift was in response to secularism or social problems. The model that the author proposes is how Jesus responded to death and dying. Jesus willingly yielded his spirit on the cross not as an act of defeat or victory, but out of trust in his Father. Death is seen as a part of God's plan and nothing, including dying, can separate us from communion with God.