{"product_id":"die-wise-a-manifesto-for-sanity-and-soul-paperback","title":"Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Jenkinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartin Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDie Wise\u003c\/i\u003e does not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and stories from his two decades of working with dying people and their families, Stephen Jenkinson places death at the center of the page and asks us to behold it in all its painful beauty. \u003ci\u003eDie Wise \u003c\/i\u003eteaches the skills of dying, skills that have to be learned in the course of living deeply and well. \u003ci\u003eDie Wise \u003c\/i\u003eis for those who will fail to live forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDying well, Jenkinson writes, is a right and responsibility of everyone. It is not a lifestyle option. It is a moral, political, and spiritual obligation each person owes their ancestors and their heirs. \u003ci\u003eDie Wise\u003c\/i\u003e dreams such a dream, and plots such an uprising. How we die, how we care for dying people, and how we carry our dead: this work makes our capacity for a village-mindedness, or breaks it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003eThe Ordeal of a Managed Death\u003cbr\u003eStealing Meaning from Dying\u003cbr\u003eThe Tyrant Hope\u003cbr\u003eThe Quality of Life\u003cbr\u003eYes, But Not Like This\u003cbr\u003eThe Work\u003cbr\u003eSo Who Are the Dying to You? \u003cbr\u003eDying Facing Home\u003cbr\u003eWhat Dying Asks of Us All\u003cbr\u003eKids\u003cbr\u003eAh, My Friend the Enemy\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTEPHEN JENKINSON MTS MSW is an activist, teacher, author, and farmer. He has a master's degree in theology from Harvard University and a master's degree in social work from the University of Toronto. Formerly a program director at a major Canadian hospital and medical-school assistant professor, Stephen is now a sought-after workshop leader, speaker, and consultant to palliative care and hospice organizations. He is the founder of The Orphan Wisdom School in Canada and the subject of the documentary film \u003ci\u003eGriefwalker.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771316404512,"sku":"9781583949733","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/38e355efc1dd5b0123f1a2fc2409daad.webp?v=1780384505","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/die-wise-a-manifesto-for-sanity-and-soul-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}