Soul Support: Spiritual Encounters at Life’s End: Memoir of a Hospital Chaplain
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (628 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073X83VGC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 588 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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During six years as palliative care chaplain, she served patients with life-threatening illnesses. The co-author of two previously published books, she received a Master of Theological Studies from Wesley Theological Seminary and was endorsed as a hospital chaplain by the Episcopal Church. . She lives in Washington, DC with her husband David. About the Author Joan Paddock Maxwell was trained and served as a chaplain in three acute-care hospitals in the Washington, DC area
I expect you will find it both a valuable education and a personal blessing."--Tilden Edwards, founder and senior fellow, Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation"Maxwell gives word and witness to some of the most profound encounters of the human spirit and the mystery of God. A young dancer's last hope--a bone marrow transplant--has failed. The co-author of two previously published books, she received a Master of Theological Studies from Wesley Theological Seminary and was endorsed as a hospital chaplain by the Episcopal Church. It relates how she listened and learned and stumbled and grew. A newly retired woman has just received a terminal diagnosis and is wailing in despair. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband David.. Soul Support speaks to believers and nonbelievers alike, providing information, inspiration, and hope."Soul Support is both a thoughtful presentation and a brilliant modeling of the chaplain's craft at its finest. This is a Wisdom transmission in the classic sense of the word, meaning that the stories and parables convey a deeper unitive me
The co-author of two previously published books, she received a Master of Theological Studies from Wesley Theological Seminary and was endorsed as a hospital chaplain by the Episcopal Church. During six years as palliative care chaplain, she served patients with life-threatening illnesses. She lives in
Soul Support by Joan Paddock Maxwell Diana Kitt Warm, heartfelt, powerful are the words i have for this wonderful book. The stories told by Joan Paddock Maxwell about folks facing the end and her efforts to help them are gripping. Maxwell brings out the individuality of each of her patients, their stubbornness, tempestuousness--and the laughter she is abl. In this moving and informative account of her work as Anne Cushman In this moving and informative account of her work as a hospital chaplain to patients receiving palliative care in a large, urban hospital, the author skillfully weaves stories of the formative experiences --some searingly personal-- that have shaped her and brought her to the bedsides of persons at peak mom. Soul Support is a wonderful clever title and also well describes what a palliative George A. Rice Soul Support is a wonderful clever title and also well describes what a palliative care chaplain does. My own life experience has taught me that talking about death is much avoided in our culture yet is much needed.When Chaplain Maxwell began as a palliative care chaplain, she started out finding it difficul