Be Not Afraid
Overcoming the Fear of Death
Published on 12. June 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
222 pages
978-0-87486-916-3 (ISBN)
Description
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 Christoph Arnold, a seasoned pastoral counselor who has accompanied many people to death's door, tells how ordinary men, women and children found the strength to conquer their deepest fears. Drawing on stories of people he has known as pastor, relative or friend, Arnold shows how suffering can be given meaning, and despair overcome. Interspersed with anecdotes from such wise teachers as Mother Teresa, Henri Nouwen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Arnold's words offer the assurance that even in an age of anxiety, you can live life to the full and meet death with confidence.
In Be Not Afraid, Johann Christoph Arnold, a seasoned pastoral counselor who has accompanied many people to death's door, tells how ordinary men, women and children found the strength to conquer their deepest fears. Drawing on stories of people he has known as pastor, relative or friend, Arnold shows how suffering can be given meaning, and despair overcome. Interspersed with anecdotes from such wise teachers as Mother Teresa, Henri Nouwen, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Arnold's words offer the assurance that even in an age of anxiety, you can live life to the full and meet death with confidence.
Reviews / Votes
"Fans of Arnold's perceptive, bold and profoundly spiritual writing will not be disappointed in this book, which dares to ask why humans are so afraid of death...The writing here is superb and the emotions fiercely real." -- <b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b> "Arnold's book movingly shows people coming to grasp the power of Christian hope in their encounter with death. It prepares us for that same encounter." -- <b>Francis Cardinal George, Archbishop of Chicago</b> "I have read many books about dying, but this is the one I would give to someone approaching death or facing bereavement. From start to finish it shines with hope." -- <b>Paul Brand, M.D., author, <i>Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants</i></b> "This is a beautiful book of surpassing dignity and tenderness. Although written with great simplicity of style, it is nonetheless a work of moral mystery...a small treasure, unpretentious and transcendent." -- <b>Jonathan Kozol, author, <i>Amazing Grace</i></b>More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87486-916-3 (9780874869163)
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01/2014
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Persons
Johann Christoph Arnold was an award-winning author with over two million copies of his twelve books in print in more than twenty languages. A noted speaker and writer on marriage, parenting, and end-of-life issues. Arnold was a senior pastor of the Bruderhof, a movement of Christian communities, until his death in April 2017.
Johann Christoph Arnold's books include Why Forgive?, Rich in Years, Their Name Is Today, Seeking Peace, Escape Routes, Cries from the Heart, Be Not Afraid, Why Children Matter, and Sex, God and Marriage.
Johann Christoph Arnold's books include Why Forgive?, Rich in Years, Their Name Is Today, Seeking Peace, Escape Routes, Cries from the Heart, Be Not Afraid, Why Children Matter, and Sex, God and Marriage.
Content
Foreword
Introduction
1 Foundations
2 Fear
3 Despair
4 Losing a Baby
5 Reverence
6 The Childlike Spirit
7 Anticipation
8 Readiness
9 Accidents
10 Beyond Medicine
11 In God's Hands
12 Suffering
13 Faith
14 Courage
15 Healing
16 Caring
17 Dying
18 Grief
19 Resurrection
Introduction
1 Foundations
2 Fear
3 Despair
4 Losing a Baby
5 Reverence
6 The Childlike Spirit
7 Anticipation
8 Readiness
9 Accidents
10 Beyond Medicine
11 In God's Hands
12 Suffering
13 Faith
14 Courage
15 Healing
16 Caring
17 Dying
18 Grief
19 Resurrection