Waiting for the Last Bus: Reflections on Life and Death - Softcover
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 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, The Last Bus 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. Radical, joyful and moving, The Last Bus is an invitation to reconsider life's greatest mystery by one of the most important and beloved religious leaders of our time.
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Review:
Holloway writes with passion and honesty at all times, and the result is compelling * * Guardian * * The record of a mind too large, too curious and far too generous to be confined within any single religious denomination -- PHILIP PULLMAN Thoughtful, playful, courageous and deeply altruistic . . . a fine companion for anyone who wishes to live a life of any depth -- AL KENNEDY A very wise man indeed. Inspiring. Fascinating. Full of hope -- FAY WELDON Written with the integrity, intelligence and wit that we expect from Richard Holloway -- KAREN ARMSTRONG A deeply lovable man; and what a wonderful book he has written * * Observer * *
Book Description:
A moving and profound exploration of life's greatest mystery from one of the most revered religious figures of our time
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- PublisherCanongate Books Ltd
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1786890224
- ISBN 13 9781786890221
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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