Cancer & Christian Spirituality (DVD)
Understanding from personal experience that cancer rarely only affects those it ‘touches’ in the physical sense, religion scholar and author of the books, Cross of a Different Kind: Cancer & Christian Spirituality, Anthony Maranise, offers a series of 3 lectures to assist those who encounter cancer in overcoming their spiritual and existential struggles.
Lecture 1: For those who have lost loved-ones to the illness. Topics include: The immortality of the soul, Jesus’ own grief , the uniqueness of cancer-loss, the hope of the Resurrection, & the eternal endurance of love.
Lecture 2: For those currently fighting cancer. Topics include: Dealing with Diagnoses, Soul-Care, the value of friendships in the cancer journey, the will-to-live, and Christ’s role in ‘life-after-cancer.’
Lecture 3: For cancer survivors. Topics include: Physical & Spiritual newness of life, using one’s new health for the good of others, and thriving in ‘life-after-cancer.’