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Soul Pain

Priests Reflect on Personal Experiences of Serious and Terminal Illness

  • Paperback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Canterbury Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.2 cm

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Priests in their pastoral ministry encounter heart-breaking incidents occurring before what is regarded as a normal life-span: a child with cancer, a road accident, a seriously ill young mother, a bright student struck down. While this may be some preparation, when priests and ministers personally experience serious or terminal illness, they have the additional burden of being in a public role; of needing to manage outward behaviours and inner feelings. They live out the difficult questions which others bring to them, and to which there are no easy answers. Soul Pain (a term coined by Dame Cicely Saunders) is a moving, articulate and profound series of reflections on the shock, fear, anger, desolation, acceptance that serious illness brings, the choices to be faced and the meaning of healing in such contexts. Theologically rich and with a depth of wisdom learned at great cost, this book is full of illuminating insights for all who minister to those with life-threatening conditions and those who watch and wait. Essential reading for all in pastoral ministry.
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  • Author

    Jennifer Tann

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Canterbury Press

  • Published

    January 2013

  • Weight

    259g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781848252776

  • ISBN-10

    1848252773

  • Eden Code

    4059954

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