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005			20190729110518.0
008			160819s2016 nyu 000 0 eng
010			_a 2016026365
020			_a9781594634819 (hardback)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda _dDLC
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aBJ1589 _b.E395 2016
082	0	0	_a170/.44 _223
084			_aOCC019000 _aREL062000 _aOCC011020 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aEgan, Kerry,
245	1	0	_aOn living / _cKerry Egan.
264		1	_aNew York : _bRiverhead Books, _c2016.
300			_a208 pages : _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"A hospice chaplain passes on wisdom on giving meaning to life, from those taking leave of it. As a hospice chaplain, Kerry Egan didn't offer sermons or prayers, unless they were requested; in fact, she found, the dying rarely want to talk about God, at least not overtly. Instead, she discovered she'd been granted an invaluable chance to witness firsthand what she calls the "spiritual work of dying"--the work of finding or making meaning of one's life, the experiences it's contained and the people who have touched it, the betrayals, wounds, unfinished business, and unrealized dreams. Instead of talking, she mainly listened: to stories of hope and regret, shame and pride, mystery and revelation and secrets held too long. Most of all, though, she listened as her patients talked about love--love for their children and partners and friends; love they didn't know how to offer; love they gave unconditionally; love they, sometimes belatedly, learned to grant themselves. This isn't a book about dying--it's a book about living. And Egan isn't just passively bearing witness to these stories. An emergency procedure during the birth of her first child left her physically whole but emotionally and spiritually adrift. Her work as a hospice chaplain healed her, from a brokenness she came to see we all share. Each of her patients taught her something--how to find courage in the face of fear or the strength to make amends; how to be profoundly compassionate and fiercely empathetic; how to see the world in grays instead of black and white. In this poignant, moving, and beautiful book, she passes along all their precious and necessary gifts"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"A hospice chaplain shares the meaning the dying make of their lives, to help us understand what is ultimately important and to make the most of our own still-being-lived lives"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aConduct of life.
650		0	_aLife.
650		0	_aDeath.
650		0	_aSpiritual life.
650		0	_aTerminally ill.
650		0	_aChurch work with the terminally ill.
650		7	_aBODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aRELIGION / Spirituality. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aBODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Healing / Prayer & Spiritual. _2bisacsh
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