Bibliograph

Waiting for the last bus, reflections on life and death, Richard Holloway

Type

Label

Waiting for the last bus, reflections on life and death, Richard Holloway

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-165)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Waiting for the last bus

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1029562364

Responsibility statement

Richard Holloway

Sub title

reflections on life and death

Summary

"Where do we go when we die? Or is there nowhere to go? Is death something we can do or is it just something that happens to us? Now in his ninth decade, former Bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway has spent a lifetime at the bedsides of the dying, guiding countless men and women towards peaceful deaths. In Waiting for the Last Bus, he presents a positive, meditative and profound exploration of the many important lessons we can learn from death: facing up to the limitations of our bodies as they falter, reflecting on our failings, and forgiving ourselves and others. But in a modern world increasingly wary of acknowledging mortality, this is also a stirring plea to reacquaint ourselves with death. Facing and welcoming death gives us the chance to think about not only the meaning of our own life, but of life itself; and can mean the difference between ordinary sorrow and unbearable regret at the end."--, Publisher

Table Of Contents

The dance of death -- Losing it -- Looking back -- Then what? -- Defying death -- The day after -- The last bus

Target audience

adult

Classification