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Befriending the North Wind : Children, Moral Agency, and the Good Death by Robyn Boeré (2023, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAugsburg Fortress Publishers
ISBN-101506481833
ISBN-139781506481838
eBay Product ID (ePID)17058631056
Product Key Features
Number of Pages250 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBefriending the North Wind : Children, Moral Agency, and the Good Death
SubjectEthics, Christian Theology / Ethics, Religion & Science
Publication Year2023
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Medical
AuthorRobyn Boeré
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight11.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2023-016394
Table Of ContentIntroduction: Barely Seen, Rarely Heard Chapter 1: Who Is a Child? Chapter 2: Can a Child Live the Good Life? Chapter 3: Can a Child Die a Good Death? Chapter 4: Does a Child Mean What She Says? Chapter 5: Can a Child Choose? Epilogue
SynopsisBefriending the North Wind is about the moral lives of children and their agency in decisions about death. It examines the dimensions of human meaning children reveal and the new horizons they open to us. It asserts that children can die a good death and that they can and should have a voice in their end-of-life care., The death of a child horrifies. We recoil at its mention. Images of dead or dying children impose themselves on our attention in ways that challenge us to change. Yet the topic of dying children is studiously avoided. When we do take notice, we paint children as victims, innocent of both blame and agency, passive in the face of suffering. Children die secluded in homes and hospitals, allowing society to carry on as though it were not happening. Befriending the North Wind is about the moral lives of children and their agency in decisions about death. Our failure to be honest and open about the death of children hinders us from addressing their needs and confronting the sources of their suffering. This failure only adds to their suffering. Dying children often feel ignored, overlooked, and unable to exercise their agency to ameliorate their situation. Befriending the North Wind presents a reconstruction of our understanding of human nature in light of the dimensions of human meaning that children reveal and the new horizons they open to us. It asserts that children can die a good death and that they can and should have a voice in their end-of-life care. This agency is grounded in their ability to make meaning, to act, to imitate, to use language creatively, to grasp a plurality of meanings, to reach judgments, to contribute to the meanings of others and to shape their understanding. Children are moral agents. We grown-ups need to humble ourselves and listen.
LC Classification NumberRJ249.B64 2023
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