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Eternity and Me: The Everlasting Things in Life and Death
Allan Kellehear
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Death, Value and Meaning Series, John D. Morgan, Series Editor
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Selected for inclusion in the 2006 edition of Doody's Core Titles in Health Sciences and is a highly recommended addition to libraries serving health sciences specialists.
IN PRAISE OF
"The stories provide an opportunity to learn more of life's wisdom. The stories are meant to be a "night-light" offering emotional and social guidance in our personal search for meaning of death and loss. It is the author's objective to show us that even the most difficult times can have meaning that ultimately helps us to live more authentically.
The book is emotionally provoking and could offer a helpful perspective to its readers."
—Gail Radonski, Medical College of Wisconsin, Doody's Electronic Journal
ABOUT THE BOOK
The 40 short reflections in this book address the ways in which we face the prospect
of death and loss. The first 20 reflections are designed to be read by (or to) anyone living
with a life-threatening illness; the other 20 are reflections on living with grief, especially
bereavement. Each reflection is based on a single story drawn from one of three sources:
Dr. Kellehear’s professional experience with individuals living with dying or loss; his
own experiences and stories from childhood; and the retelling of some of the great myths
and legends about life, love, and death, selected from around the world—from Ireland to
Japan, from Melanesia to China. The book is written to be accessible to a wide general
audience. It can be read from beginning to end like a conventional book; each self-
contained piece is also suitable for reading on a bus, train, or plane journey, or before bed
at night. Each piece can be selected as a stand-alone meditation for use as a discussion
topic in pastoral care, counseling, or sermons. These reflections are stories about how we
can make the most of life in the shadow of death and loss. They are designed to instill
hope and meaning in the difficult times that can accompany human mortality.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Allan Kellehear is Professor of Palliative Care at La Trobe University in Melbourne,
Australia; he received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of New South Wales in
Sydney. He was British Academy Visiting Professor at the University of Bath, England,
in 2000 and Visiting Professor of Australian Studies at the University of Tokyo in 2003-
2004. Dr. Kellehear is also Professorial Fellow in the Department of General Practice at
the University of Melbourne Medical School, chairman of the Scientific Advisory
Committee of the National Center for HIV Social Research, and (in 2002-2003) chairman
of the Board of Palliative Care Victoria. He is the author or editor of 17 books, including,
Health Promoting Palliative Care, and Experiences near Death.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This book was written for adults with newspaper reading ability in the general public.
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