Peace Be with You, Rest in Peace: Using Scripture to Address Spiritual Distress near the End of Life

by Sue Witty, Don E. Saliers (Foreword by)

Overview

Hospital and hospice chaplains are expected to assist individuals and families face the reality of their mortality via a gentle, calming presence. To the greatest extent possible, chaplains help people die with an awareness of being loved, of loving and forgiving, and of gratitude for the life they have lived. But terminal agitation and spiritual distress are common components of the final stage of life. How do professional chaplains honor and attend to each individual's spiritual/religious needs to the best of their abilities in the days preceding death? This book explores that critical question.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781725276512
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	12/09/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	92
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Sue Witty spent over ten years as a Level 1 Trauma Unit urban hospital staff chaplain. She currently ministers as a chaplain with Compassus Hospice in Willingboro, New Jersey.