Philip Yancey

Paul Brand

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

"Fearfully and Wonderfully Made" and "In His Image" are now complete and updated in one volume, and for the first time Dr. Brand's eight beautiful litanies of praise on the human body are included.

The Dr. Paul Brand Tribute Edition of Fearfully and Wonderfully Made and In His Image

In the Likeness of God

In His Image

Paul W. Brand

Inspirational cassette on the dramatic career of Paul Brand, a famous surgeon

The Gift Nobody Wants

Mysterious, intricate, pulsing with energy ... the human body is an endlessly fascinating repository of incredible secrets. In this new work, comprising two classics (Fearfully and Wonderfully Made and In His Image) edited together and updated, renowned surgeon Dr Paul Brand and award-winning writer Philip Yancey take us on a tour of wonder through the human body. Illustrated with stories from Dr Brand's ground-breaking career as a hand surgeon who changed the lives of leprosy sufferers by transforming medical treatment protocols, this lively narrative paints an unforgettable portrait of the incredible unity of the human body in its trillions of parts. As compassionate as he was brilliant, Dr Brand cared as much about his suffering patients as he was intensely curious about how the body works. And so just as his brilliant intuition - which led to medical breakthroughs earning him international awards and acclaim - makes human physiology come alive on the page, so does his deep love for people in their dignity as image-bearers make spirituality come alive on the page as well. Although Brand and Yancey do not presume that readers share their Christian faith, they trace the metaphor of 'one body, many parts' from a medical perspective on human life as well as a mystical perspective on the unifying presence of the Body of Christ. Filled with riveting stories of Dr Brand's work among the marginalized and outcast, this journey of understanding offers astonishing insights and page-turning reading.

The marvel of bearing God's image

Fearfully and Wonderfully

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The human body is a likeness of God, its design revealing insights into the church, the “body of Christ” For bestselling author Philip Yancey, the late Dr. Paul Brand—the brilliant hand surgeon who devoted his life to the poorest people of India and Louisiana—was also a likeness of God, living the kind of Christian life that exemplified what God must have had in mind. In the Likeness of God combines the complete texts of Fearfully and Wonderfully Made and In His Image—both Gold Medallion Award–winners which together have sold more than half a million copies—into one volume. Also included for the first time are eight beautiful litanies of praise on the human body by Dr. Brand. In Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, Dr. Paul Brand and bestselling writer Philip Yancey explore the wonder of the human body and uncover the eternal statements that God has made in the very structure of our bodies. Their remarkable journey through inner space—the world of cells, systems, and chemistry—points to a still deeper unseen reality of God’s work in our lives. In His Image takes up where the first book leaves off. In five sections—Image, Blood, Head, Spirit, and Pain—the authors unlock the remarkable living lessons contained in our physical makeup.

Joshua Getzler

In this collection of essays, leading legal historians address significant topics in the history of judges and judging, with comparisons not only between British, American and Commonwealth experience, but also with the judiciary in civil law countries. It is not the law itself, but the process of law-making in courts that is the focus of inquiry. Contributors describe and analyse aspects of judicial activity, in the widest possible legal and social contexts, across two millennia. The essays cover English common law, continental customary law and ius commune, and aspects of the common law system in the British Empire. The volume is innovative in its approach to legal history. None of the essays offer straight doctrinal exegesis; none take refuge in old-fashioned judicial biography. The volume is a selection of the best papers from the 18th British Legal History Conference.

From Antiquity to Modern Times

Judges and Judging in the History of the Common Law and Civil Law

The Origins of the English Legal Profession

A WORLD WITHOUT PAIN? Can such a place exist? It not only can--it does. But it's no utopia. It's a colony for leprosy patients: a world where people literally feel no pain, and reap horrifying consequences. His work with leprosy patients in India and the United States convinced Dr. Paul Brand that pain truly is one of God's great gifts to us. In this inspiring story of his fifty-year career as a healer, Dr. Brand probes the mystery of pain and reveals its importance. As an indicator that lets us know something is wrong, pain has a value that becomes clearest in its absence. The Gift of Pain looks at what pain is and why we need it. Together, the renowned surgeon and award-winning writer Philip Yancey shed fresh light on a gift that none of us want and none of us can do without.

Why We Hurt and What We Can Do About It

The Gift of Pain

 Philip Yancey

UN DAR PE CARE NIMENI NU SI-L DORESTE De ce ma doare? cum sa accept durerea? Noua editie largita si revizuita, traducere noua. In viziunea moderna, durerea reprezinta un dusman, un invadator sinistru, care trebuie expulzat. Aceasta abordare are insa un cusur crucial, extrem de periculos: odata privita ca dusman, nu ca semnal de avertizare, durerea isi pierde puterea de a instrui. Reducerea la tacere a durerii, fara a tine seama de mesajul sau, este ca si deconectarea unei alarme de incendiu declansate, pentru a evita sa primesti vesti proaste. In loc sa incercam sa „rezolvam“ problema durerii, eliminand-o, trebuie sa invatam sa ascultam de ea si apoi s-o tratam. Durerea nu este un dusman care ne invadeaza, ci un mesager loial al corpului, trimis special pentru a ne atentiona cu privire la un pericol anume. Darul durerii cerceteaza misterul durerii si-i dezvaluie importanta, aruncand o lumina asupra unui dar pe care niciunul dintre noi nu ni-l dorim, dar fara de care nu putem trai. Cuprins Prefata de C. Everett Koop, medic, doctor in stiinte medicale 9 Partea intai: Calea catre medicina 1. Cosmarurile insensibilitatii 15 2. Muntii mortii 29 3. Desteptari 45 4. Salasul durerii 63 5. Mentori in durere 83 6. Medicina in stil indian 99 Partea a doua: O cariera inchinata durerii 7. Un ocol prin Chingleput 117 8. Desclestarea ghearei 137 9. Munca de cercetare 155 10. Fete in schimbare 175 11. Publicarea 191 12. Spre Louisiana 205 13. Pretios dusman 227 Partea a treia: Imprietenirea cu durerea 14. In minte 253 15. Confectionarea parasutei 274 16. Managementul durerii 299 17.I ntensificatorii durerii 324 18. Placere si durere 357 Postfata: Lepra si SIDA 383 Multumiri 407 Despre autori 409 Bibliografie 411 Aprecieri pentru aceasta carte Mi-am luat o zi libera de la Casa Alba si am citit aceasta carte minunata… —Presedintele Bill Clinton Mi-am luat o zi libera de la Casa Alba si am citit aceasta carte minunata… —Presedintele Bill Clinton O carte frumoasa, sensibila despre viata… Sunt foarte multe lucruri pe care as vrea sa le spun despre aceasta carte si despre ce ne poate invata cu privire la tratarea, trairea si vindecarea durerilor de tot felul. Deoarece spatiul este limitat, nu pot spune decat: Citeste-o! —Bernie Siegel, M.D., medic chirurg pediatru si scriitor american O carte bine scrisa si captivanta despre un subiect sensibil pentru oricine. O recomand cu caldura oricui, dar consider ca ar trebui sa fie o lectura obligatorie pentru cadrele medicale de orice fel. —M. Scott Peck, autorul cartii Drumul catre tine insuti Am fost fascinat, instruit si inaltat de aceasta memorabila marturie care este redata cu gratie neobisnuita. —Richard Selzer, medic chirurg si scriitor american Ai ocazia sa citesti nu un discurs filozofic, sec, despre durere ci, mai degraba, o relatare vie – o lectura selecta pentru oricine.

Darul durerii

Klaas lijdt aan de taaislijmziekte oftewel cystic fibrosis. Hij is elf jaar oud als de ziekte in de terminale fase komt. Theo van Diepen is zijn arts en maakt van dichtbij mee hoe Klaas en zijn ouders met de ziekte omgaan. Klaas geeft duidelijk aan niet voor longtransplantatie in aanmerking te willen komen. Een besluit met grote gevolgen, voor Klaas en voor zijn ouders. Maar zeker ook voor Theo van Diepen. Klaas kan nu niet meer beter worden en Theo kan alleen nog maar de pijn verzachten. Wanneer het lijden van de jongen ondraaglijk wordt, komt Theo voor een groot dilemma te staan: kiezen tussen leven en dood. Kiezen tussen zakelijke, wetenschappelijke kennis en zijn gevoel als mens. Kiezen tussen wat wettelijk mag en wat vanuit goed dokterschap moet. Worstelen met dilemma’s rondom actieve levensbeëindiging bij kinderen. Paul Brand geeft ons in een heldere stijl en rake bewoordingen een inkijk in het leven en werk van kinderarts Theo van Diepen. We leren Theo kennen als co-assistent op de afdeling kindergeneeskunde en volgen hem gedurende zijn carrière als kinderlongarts. We zijn betrokken bij belangrijke leermomenten tijdens zijn opleiding en leven mee met emotionele gebeurtenissen als het overlijden van ernstig zieke kinderen. Wie aan dit boek begint, heeft geen andere keus dan het uit te lezen. Het boek geeft een indrukwekkend inzicht in de persoonlijke afwegingen die artsen maken bij de behandeling van hun ziekste patiënten, maar biedt ook een onthullende blik in de keuken van de besloten medische beroepsgroep. Het is ingetogen geschreven, maar zo aangrijpend dat het iedere lezer zal intrigeren.

De stoel van God

Mysterious, intricate, pulsing with energy...The human body is an endlessly fascinating repository of secrets. The miracle of the skin, the strength and structure of the bones, the dynamic balance of the muscles . . .your physical being is knit according to a pattern of incredible purpose. In Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, renowned surgeon Dr. Paul Brand and best-selling writer Philip Yancey explore the human body. Join them in a remarkable journey through inner space -- a spellbinding world of cells, systems, and chemistry that bears the impress of a still deeper, unseen reality. This Gold medallion Award-winning book uncovers eternal statements that God has made in the very structure of our bodies, presenting captivating insights into the Body of Christ.

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