Suggestions for Thought by Florence Nightingale: Selections and Commentaries

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Contents Preface vii Introduction ix The Passionate Statistician x The Western Mystical Tradition xii The Founder of Modern Nursing xv The Struggle for Fulfillment xviii Unitarianism xxi The Influence from Germany and the East xxii Nightingale and the "Broad Church" xxxi The Manuscript xxxv S U G G E S T I O N S F O R T H O U G H T 1 Dedication 3 Chapter 1. On the Concept of God 5 Chapter 2. On Universal Law 35 Chapter 3. On God's Law and Human Will 58 Chapter 4. On Sin and Evil 77 Chapter 5. On Family Life 97 Chapter 6. On the Spiritual Life 116 Chapter 7. On Life After Death 145 Appendix 1: Guide to the Text 155 Bibliography 165 Index 173 Appendix 2: Chronology 157 This page intentionally left blank ...