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SALES INFORMATION SHEET Novalis Publishing Inc. 10 Lower Spadina Avenue, Suite 400, Toronto, ON, M5V 2Z2 416-363-3303 • 1-877-702-7773 • Fax: 416-363-9409 [email protected] • en.novalis.ca Rediscovering The Art of Dying How Jesus’ Experience and Our Stories Reveal a New Vision of Compassionate Care By Nuala Kenny, S.C., O.C., M.D., F.R.C.P.(C) Description Drawing on the Passion of Christ, Sr. Nuala Kenny reflects on the inevitable questions we all face regarding health, illness, suffering, and dying. Sr. Nuala Kenny provides a profound spiritual and biblical reflection by linking Jesus’s own experience of suffering and death with real-life stories about patients. This book is for anyone undergoing, or reflecting on illness, suffering, and dying. It is also for families and friends who accompany the sick, dependent and dying, and for caregivers who accompany them. It is sure to guide attitudes, practical decisions, and actions that are central concerns in serious illness and dying, while clearing up misunderstandings that often accompany periods of stress. About the Author Sr. Nuala P. Kenny is a Sister of Charity as well as medical doctor, O.C., M.D., F.R.C.P. Shortly after receiving her MD from Dalhousie University, she became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and was certified by the American Board of Paediatrics. Among her many accolades, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for her contributions to child health and medical education and has received a Queen’s Jubilee Medal. She is author of hundreds of papers and two books: among them, What Good is Health Care? Reflections on the Canadian Experience (2002) and Healing the Church, by Novalis (2012). Available September 1 st , 2017 Call 1-800-387-7164 or email [email protected] to order Bibliographic Information ISBN: 978-2-89688-451-3 Pub date: September 1, 2017 Format: PB Pages: 160* Price: $18.95* Size: 5.25” x 8.25” BISAC code: REL028000 - RELIGION / Ethics *Details Subject to Change

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SALES INFORMATION SHEET

Novalis Publishing Inc. 10 Lower Spadina Avenue, Suite 400, Toronto, ON, M5V 2Z2 416-363-3303 • 1-877-702-7773 • Fax: 416-363-9409

[email protected] • en.novalis.ca

RediscoveringTheArtofDyingHowJesus’ExperienceandOurStoriesRevealaNewVisionofCompassionateCareByNualaKenny,S.C.,O.C.,M.D.,F.R.C.P.(C)

DescriptionDrawingonthePassionofChrist,Sr.NualaKennyreflectsontheinevitablequestionsweallfaceregardinghealth,illness,suffering,anddying.Sr.NualaKennyprovidesaprofoundspiritualandbiblicalreflectionbylinkingJesus’sownexperienceofsufferinganddeathwithreal-lifestoriesaboutpatients.

Thisbookisforanyoneundergoing,orreflectingonillness,suffering,anddying.Itisalsoforfamiliesandfriendswhoaccompanythesick,dependentanddying,andforcaregiverswhoaccompanythem.Itissuretoguideattitudes,practicaldecisions,andactionsthatarecentralconcernsinseriousillnessanddying,whileclearingupmisunderstandingsthatoftenaccompanyperiodsofstress.

AbouttheAuthorSr.NualaP.KennyisaSisterofCharityaswellasmedicaldoctor,O.C.,M.D.,F.R.C.P.ShortlyafterreceivingherMDfromDalhousieUniversity,shebecameaFellowoftheRoyalCollegeofPhysiciansandSurgeonsofCanada,andwascertifiedbytheAmericanBoardofPaediatrics.Amonghermanyaccolades,shewasappointedanOfficeroftheOrderofCanadaforhercontributionstochildhealthandmedicaleducationandhasreceivedaQueen’sJubileeMedal.Sheisauthorofhundredsofpapersandtwobooks:amongthem,WhatGoodisHealthCare?ReflectionsontheCanadianExperience(2002)andHealingtheChurch,byNovalis(2012).

AvailableSeptember1st,[email protected]

BibliographicInformationISBN:978-2-89688-451-3Pubdate:September1,2017Format:PBPages:160*Price:$18.95*Size:5.25”x8.25”BISACcode:REL028000-RELIGION/Ethics

*DetailsSubjecttoChange