| The Jewish Tradition and Choices at the End of Life: A New Judaic Approach to Illness and Dying Contributor(s): Solomon, Lewis C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761819592 ISBN-13: 9780761819592 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $110.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - Family & Relationships | Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| Dewey: 296.33 |
| LCCN: 2001027001 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.02" W x 9.14" (0.98 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book will help readers make better, more informed choices as they or their loved ones face: the onset of a terminal illness or an incurable, chronic, debilitating condition; a lengthy period of debility and frailty, with ever greater and more demeaning physical or mental weakness and dependency; or a hopeless medical condition marking the final agony of a fatal illness. The author wants readers to face the process of dying and death in the twenty-first century informed by the Jewish tradition. To help them make sound end-of-life choices and deal with their angst and ambivalence, the book presents a wide spectrum of viewpoints from the various strands of contemporary Judaism- traditional (Orthodox) and more liberal (Conservative and Reform). |