Being well when we're ill
Subtitle: wholeness and hope in spite of infirmity
By: Marva J. Dawn.
Publisher: Augsburg Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780806680385
Subjects: Sick -- Religious life
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-278).
Table of contents: title: Loss and finds; title: Loss of dreams : God's larger story; title: A vacuum without God : spiritual practices; title: Meaninglessness : looking for grace; title: Loss of "innocence" : lament; title: Retribution and other bad ideas : biblical theology; title: Making God too small : the mysterious love of the Trinity; title: Loss of trust, bitterness : God's discipline; title: Loneliness : community; title: Physical pain : ministry to others; title: Unproductivity : the mysterious workings of God; title: Worry : gratitude, the peace of God; title: Boredom : solitude and the glory of God; title: Side effects : strengthening what remains; title: Wrong perceptions and expectations : truth-telling; title: Regrets : forgiveness; title: False guilt : medicine is a stochastic art; title: Depression : medical gifts; title: Dying : dying daily and well; title: Loss of certainty : redemptive suffering, eschatology; title: Infirmity and the Trinity's larger story.