Sheathing the bodkin: combating suicide - a conversation with jennifer micheal hecht

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and poet, author and historian commentator Jennifer Michael Hecht. After intriguing details about how she combines writing poetry, doing scholarly history and public writing, this wide-ranging conversation movingly embellishes upon Jennifer Michael Hecht's book Stay: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It.This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, ..Or To Lend A Hand, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:I. Different Hats - And how to combine themII. Facing the Unthinkable - Confronting suicideIII. Historical Examinations - A litany of intriguing insightsIV. Suffering - Worth recognizingV. Meaning and Mattering - The benefits of faithAbout Ideas Roadshow Conversations:This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert through a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website: https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/.