Be Not Afraid: Overcoming the Fear of Death

by Johann Christoph Arnold

Book Overview

Fear of accidents or acts of terror, illness or dying, loneliness or grief - if you're like most people such anxieties may be robbing you of the peace that could be yours. In Be Not Afraid, Johann... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570755116
• ISBN13: 9781570755118
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Helpful

As someone who is terminally ill with cancer, I found the hope-filled stories contained in this book very helpful. And, hope is the key to dealing with such a situation - to live and die in hope.

Awesome and Awe Inspiring

A very subtle but eye opening look into why death is not something to be feared. I feel much better for having read this book.

Stories from Real Life

Not much to say, besides that this book helped me in a low moment to go on with life, no matter what...it's true stories of people who were 'between a rock and a hard place'. If you know very low moments in your life, read this!

No other book sets the tracks for 2002 like this one

The year 2001 was an incredible year, filled with shaking world events, but also with much that united us in our common humanity. As September 11th forced us to realize, we all grapple with weakness and fear, even as we cling to hope and faith and joy. As I witnessed in New York after the September 11th attacks, suffering brought forth an incredible strength of character in many people. It gave me hope in the ultimate triumph of Good like never before. And I found this message reinforced and echoed in every page of "Be Not Afraid."After the events of this past year, including the wars now raging in many parts of the world, I cannot think of a more timely, more important book than this work of hope by Johann Christoph Arnold. As the subtitle suggests, the central theme is overcoming the fear of death, and yet the book is overwhelmingly about life-about living with joy and faith, no matter what meets us.Through a treasure trove of personal stories that make the book near impossible to put down, "Be Not Afraid" meets the age-old human fear of death head on, with a power and intensity that leaves one changed. Again and again, the reader encounters a great and loving Power, far greater than the need and fear and weakness of human beings-a Power that draws especially near to the suffering and dying. We see glimpses of a reality so wonderful it takes one's breath away. I came away convinced: Death is not the last word. And the great Power in control of all things is telling us: Be Not Afraid!The people whose stories fill the pages of "Be Not Afraid" have faced staggering obstacles and extracted life's deepest truths from them. If you want a true guide for the New Year (and the rest of your life), read this book. It is an extraordinary edifier of hope and faith-one that has the power to banish fear, even of the "last enemy," death.

Fear Not

Death is a subject that most people try to avoid, but let's face it, no one leaves this world alive! Christoph's book Be Not Afraid is another shining example of what we need to do with our lives! It has been said that the only thing we need to fear is fear itself. Be Not Afraid brings us back to the reason we are here in the first place. This book is written in the wonderfully profound simplicity that Christoph Arnold is famous for. It is another treasured reading in my personal library.