Resource Tag: CHRISTIANITY

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This book is written for those bereaved by suicide but will also be of interest to ministers, those in intervention, & anyone struggling to know what to say to someone who has been bereaved. The authors discuss reactions to suicide, the suicidal mind, depression & adolescent suicide, survivors, rebuilding after bereavement, & suicide intervention.

After his father’s death by suicide, the author wrestled with intense emotional & theological questions. While acknowledging there are no easy answers, Hsu draws on the resources of the Christian faith to help survivors. This book is written for people bereaved by suicide, their pastors, & counsellors.

This book blends the author’s story of bereavement after her son’s suicide with Christian Scripture. Woelfel hopes the book will help other survivors to see there is a spiritual life beyond their grief.

This book is the author’s faith journey from the despair caused by her daughter’s suicide back to hope & joy. Her story reveals how she learned to survive the mixed emotions of loss, anger, guilt, fear, & shame.

In this book, the author openly discusses his family’s struggle to survive the suicide of his oldest child, the things that sustained them during the initial shock, & the heling process that enabled them to commence their journey towards wellness. The book also is meant to help those who minister to people who are grieving.

This book helps survivors know what to expect, especially during the first year after suicide. It includes personal stories & suggestions on how to move beyond “just” surviving. It is designed for use by individuals, couples, & survivor groups & offers practical guidelines for pastors, Christian counsellors, & other church leaders.

This essay analyses some medieval images representing the Biblical story of Judas’ suicide. From a historian’s viewpoint, those images must be seen in the context of a scholastic discourse on mortal sins & human responsibility. A central aspect of the argument presented in this paper is the hanging tree as a number of pictures indicate […]

In this book, the author, himself a survivor of suicide, explores how one may live & live spiritually as a survivor. He also addresses the way faith is permanently altered by the isolation suicide brings.

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The author examines an argument against the claim some suicides may be morally legitimate. This argument appeals to a putative moral principle that it is never licit to assault an innocent human life. Related arguments in St. Augustine & St. Thomas are considered. Two possible senses of “innocent” are then explored. Mavrodes argues that in […]

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This document is an update of The Commission on Theology & Church Relations’ 1979 “Report on Euthanasia With Guiding Principles.” It is intended to assist members of the Lutheran Church in applying Christian principles to current dilemmas facing those struggling with the end of life. Relevant principles are presented in groups according to the interrelationships […]