Being well when we're ill : wholeness and hope in spite of infirmity

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Title:

Being well when we're ill : wholeness and hope in spite of infirmity

Author:

Dawn, Marva J.

ISBN:

9780806680385

Publication Information:

Minneapolis, MN : Augsburg Books, c2008.

Physical Description:

278 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Loss and finds -- Loss of dreams : God's larger story -- A vacuum without God : spiritual practices -- Meaninglessness : looking for grace -- Loss of "innocence" : lament -- Retribution and other bad ideas : biblical theology -- Making God too small : the mysterious love of the Trinity -- Loss of trust, bitterness : God's discipline -- Loneliness : community -- Physical pain : ministry to others -- Unproductivity : the mysterious workings of God -- Worry : gratitude, the peace of God -- Boredom : solitude and the glory of God -- Side effects : strengthening what remains -- Wrong perceptions and expectations : truth-telling -- Regrets : forgiveness -- False guilt : medicine is a stochastic art -- Depression : medical gifts -- Dying : dying daily and well -- Loss of certainty : redemptive suffering, eschatology -- Infirmity and the Trinity's larger story.

Subject Term:

Sick -- Religious aspects.

Disabilities -- Religious aspects.

People with disibilities -- Religious aspects.

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Searching... R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury)	248.861 DAW	Searching... Unknown

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Marva Dawn has an insider's view of the many spiritual,intellectual, emotional, social, and physical difficulties encounteredby people with chronic illness and disabilities. She knows fromexperience how to nurture hope in spite of infirmity.

Filled with insight and practical help, each chapter of Being WellWhen We're Ill focuses on one particular kind of struggle, suchas worry, guilt, the loss of meaning, or the loss of confidence andtrust that God is present and personally loving. Each chapterdetails one or more appropriate ''finds'' - spiritual resources,emotional supports, intellectual answers, or practical solutions - that enable a person with infirmities to persevere through themand to be well in spite of them.

For each issue she explores, such as loss of dreams, loneliness,physical pain, depression, ingratitude, side effects and more, Dawnincludes discussions of biblical texts - not only texts that helplament losses but texts that bring wholeness. Readers will findthemselves companioned in their sufferings and encouraged withnew ways to surmount them.

Author Notes

Marva J. Dawn is a theologian and educator with Christians Equipped for Ministry of Vancouver, Washington

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It is possible to be ill or live with a disability and still be well, according to theologian, educator and speaker Dawn. She should know. As a person with a variety of serious physical challenges, and who has grappled with emotional and bodily issues as well as theological and biblical questions, Dawn is a powerful guide for those who want to be well in spite of their medical conditions. While she has written about her disabilities in previous books, this one is a complete and helpful analysis of the implications of physical challenges, along with concrete spiritual, theological and practical suggestions for dealing with them. Each chapter names one particular aspect of illness, such as loneliness, boredom, physical pain, regrets, bitterness or meaninglessness, and offers strategies for coping with them without sugarcoating or belittling the real struggles people face. Dawn also looks past the individual to offer a global perspective, making suggestions for addressing governments and health systems that further oppress those who are ill. Stories from the author's and others' experiences offer readers the sense of being graciously companioned along a very difficult road. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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1 Loss and Finds	p. 1
2 Loss of Dreams-God's Larger Story	p. 14
3 A Vacuum without God-Spiritual Practices	p. 24
4 Meaninglessness-Looking for Grace	p. 39
5 Loss of "Innocence"-Lament	p. 52
6 Retribution and Other Bad Ideas-Biblical Theology	p. 67
7 Making God Too Small-The Mysterious Love of the Trinity	p. 80
8 Loss of Trust, Bitterness-God's Discipline	p. 91
9 Loneliness-Community	p. 103
10 Physical Pain-Ministry to Others	p. 115
11 Unproductivity-The Mysterious Workings of God	p. 130
12 Worry-Gratitude, the Peace of God	p. 141
13 Boredom-Solitude and the Glory of God	p. 154
14 Side Effects-Strengthening What Remains	p. 165
15 Wrong Perceptions and Expectations-Truth-Telling	p. 176
16 Regrets-Forgiveness	p. 188
17 False Guilt-Medicine Is a Stochastic Art	p. 203
18 Depression-Medical Gifts	p. 211
19 Dying-Dying Daily and Well	p. 224
20 Loss of Certainty-Redemptive Suffering, Eschatology	p. 237
21 Infirmity and the Trinity's Larger Story	p. 250
Epilogue	p. 261
Appendix
Resources on Suffering, Evil, and Healing	p. 265
Other Works	p. 267
Notes	p. 270

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