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A psychology of hope :

Kaplan, Kalman J.

A psychology of hope : a biblical response to tragedy and suicide / Kalman J. Kaplan & Matthew B. Schwartz. - Rev. and expanded ed. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub., 2008. - xxiv, 261 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-247) and index.

Foreword to the first edition / David Bakan -- Foreword to the revised and expanded edition / Nicholas Wolterstorff -- The problem of suicide. To be or not to be : the question of suicide -- Suicide in Greco-Roman thought -- Suicide in Judaeo-Christian thought -- Individual case studies from Greek tragedy and biblical narratives. Cycle vs. development : Narcissus vs. Jonah -- Suicide in Greek tragedy -- Suicide and suicide prevention in biblical narratives -- Marriage and family case studies from Greek tragedy and biblical narratives. Couples : polarization vs. growth, Prometheus-Pandora vs. Adam-Eve -- The suicide promoting structure of the Greek family : Oedipus and Electra -- The life-promoting structure of the biblical family : Isaac and Ruth -- Oedipus's curse vs. Jacob's blessing : sibling rivalry and its resolution -- Contemporary confusions about life and death. Kevorkian, Hippocrates, and Maimonides : watching over patients' life and death -- Zeno vs. Job : the biblical case against "rational suicide" -- Conclusion. From tragedy to therapy : the case for biblical psychotherapy.

9780802832719 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0802832717 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Suicide--Biblical teaching.
Suicide--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Suicide in literature.
Suicide.
Suicidal behavior.

BS680.S855 / K37 2008

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