Finding a Sacred Oasis in Grief: A Resource Manual for Pastoral Care Givers - Softcover

Jeffers, Steven; Smith, Harold Ivan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846191815 ISBN 13: 9781846191817

Publisher: CRC Press, 2007

Synopsis

This work includes a foreword by John D Morgan, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Coordinator for Kings College Center for Education about Death and Bereavement, Ontario, Canada. This practical resource guides the reader though all aspects of the grieving process and offers thought-provoking and inspirational advice on support. With exercises, tips, and contacts for further assistance, "Finding a Sacred Oasis in Grief" provides a comprehensive understanding of this potentially difficult and complex topic. It examines different types of grief and various approaches, along with reference guides to particular religions and their traditions adopting a comprehensive, multi-faith approach. Pastoral care providers and religious leaders will find the unique, hands-on approach invaluable, as will members of support organisations and volunteer carers. It is also ideal for seminary and ministry students, counsellors, therapists and other care professionals. "Gives caregivers the tools to help dying and grieving persons face the best and worst that life has to offer. It is the worst, because death means the end of the attachments that make life worthwhile. It is the best, because it shows us what is truly meaningful and important in life. Mortality is a great gift if we have the knowledge and the courtesy to face it." - John D Morgan, in the Foreword.

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Steven Jeffers, Harold Ivan Smith

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846191815
• ISBN 13: 9781846191817
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 202