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BL
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957284
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b711654
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| Main Entry
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Nouwen, Henri J. M.
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| Title & Author
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Our greatest gift : : a meditation on dying and caring /\ Henri J.M. Nouwen.
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| Publication Statement
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[San Francisco, Calif.] :: HarperSanFrancisco,, ©1994.
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| Page. NO
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xvii, 118 pages ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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0060663138
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: 0060663553
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: 9780060663131
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: 9780060663551
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| Contents
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Prologue: Befriending Death -- Introduction: Grace Hidden in Powerlessness -- Part One: Dying Well -- We Are Children of God -- We Are Brothers and Sisters of Each Other -- We Are Parents of Generations to Come -- Part Two: Caring Well -- You Are a Child of God -- You Are Brothers and Sisters of Each Other -- You Are Parents of Generations to Come -- Conclusion: The Grace of the Resurrection -- Epilogue: Death: A Loss and a Gift.
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| Abstract
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Henri Nouwen shares his own experiences with aging, loss, grief, and fear, gently and eloquently revealing the gifts that the living and dying can give to one another.
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Nouwen, Henri J. M.
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Nouwen, Henri J. M.
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Death-- Religious aspects-- Catholic Church.
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Spiritual life-- Catholic Church.
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Christianity.
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Death.
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Thanatology.
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Death -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Nouwen, Henri J. M.
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Spiritual life -- Catholic Church.
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Death-- Religious aspects-- Catholic Church.
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Death-- Religious aspects-- Christianity.
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Devotional literature.
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Spiritual life-- Catholic Church.
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Spiritual life-- Catholic Church.
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| Dewey Classification
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242/.4
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| LC Classification
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BT825.N685 1994
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| NLM classification
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BF 789.D4 N934 1994
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