Includes bibliographical references and index.

Love : Job's challenge to his creator -- Hope : meditatio mortis -- Faith : Jesus and what dying persons want -- Penitence : the stoning of Stephen -- Gratitude : the dying of Macrina -- Solidarity : divine mercy and redemptive suffering -- Humility : Jesus's dying and ours -- Surrender : anointing the sick -- Courage : goodbye to this world.

520 In this rich book Matthew Levering explores nine key
virtues that we need to die (and live) well: love, hope,
faith, penitence, gratitude, solidarity, humility,
surrender, and courage. Retrieving and engaging a variety
of biblical, theological, historical, and medical
resources, Levering journeys through the various stages
and challenges of the dying process, beginning with the
fear of annihilation and continuing through repentance and
gratitude, suffering and hope, before arriving finally at
the courage needed to say goodbye to one's familiar world.
Grounded in careful readings of Scripture, the theological
tradition, and contemporary culture, Dying and the Virtues
comprehensively and beautifully shows how these nine
virtues effectively unite us with God, the One who alone
can conquer death. - from publisher.