A Balm for Gilead: Meditations on Spirituality and the Healing Arts
"To readA Balm for Gileadis to want author/friar/physician Daniel Sulmasy and his disciples to be your doctor.... inspires and reaffirms that faith can properly be incorporated into medical and health care practice." --America Magazine"An accessible introduction to the implications of Franciscan compassion not only for the care of the sick but also for commitment to social justice and changing a health care system that dehumanizes people." --Gerontologist"A Balm for Gileadoffers readers a scholarly yet personal insight into the important role of spirituality in the care of patients as well as recognizing the importance of spirit in the call to service that all health care professionals share. Dr. Sulmasy challenges us to think of spirituality as an ethical mandate, not an option." --Christina Puchalski, MD, director, The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health"Any health professional within a Christian tradition who wants to reaffirm how his or her faith can bring meaning and inspiration to their work as a healer will find this book a welcome addition. Daniel Sulmasy is superb at addressing real situations in health care with a Christian spirit." --Daniel E. Ford, MD, David M. Levine Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, vice dean for Clinical Investigation, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine"This is the enduring and real meaning of 'faith healing' -- in categories and vocabulary that are life giving for all people of good will. We thank Daniel Sulmasy for putting back together what Jesus never separated." --Richard Rohr, OFM, Center for Action and Contemplation, Albuquerque, NM