Sermons on Suicide

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James T. Clemons
Westminster John Knox Press, 1989 M01 1 - 160 pages

Sermons on Suicide offers a variety of biblical texts, interpretations, literary references, medical insights, current statistics, personal illustrations, and practical suggestions by over a dozen preachers to help clergy deal with the challenging and important subject of suicide. This collection of sermons, from a broad spectrum of religious and theological perspectives, demonstrates that suicide, for all its complexity and all its negativism, can be treated in a positive, straight-forward manner. Ministers from all religious groups will gain valuable insight from this informative resource, which serves as an excellent model for those who preach on suicide. It will also benefit anyone wanting to learn more about what religious leaders have thought, preached, and advocated over the centuries.

 

Contents

Introduction
11
James T Clemons
31
Gods Ultimate Claim
43
Fifty Thousand Suicides a Year
49
Sins and Spirit
57
Soul at the End of Its Rope
63
What Is Lost Shall Be Found
71
Hearing the
79
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About the author (1989)

James T. Clemons is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.

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