This book explores the life and ministry of healthcare chaplaincy within the Irish context. At the heart of the text is the "person" of the chaplain - it is their narrative that remains front and centre here at all times. This in turn, provides us with a unique opportunity to explore key questions around their call to ministry, their understanding of chaplaincy as well as how they posit their faith within such a context (if at all). It also leads us as readers into a conversation with them around how the chaplains try to make sense of human suffering, how they can face into the reality of the human condition each and every day and how they manage to help others to face into, hold and make sense of their own pain, suffering and loss. Here we also converse in a meaningful way with the theological tradition around suffering in order to see what it has to offer the pastoral practitioners dealing at the coal face as well the cultural context within which ministry unfolds. This book is raw, real and cutting edge with much to ponder on for those with more than a passing interest in chaplaincy, suffering or human narrative.

About the Author

Margaret Naughton PhD is a Healthcare Chaplain at University Hospital Kerry and has worked as a chaplain for eleven years. She has a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies from Mary Immaculate College Limerick. She is also associate CPE Supervisor, a role which she hopes to integrate into her present work as a chaplain. She has Bachelors' Degrees in English, History and Theology and two Masters Degrees - one in English the other in History. She has published extensively in the areas of grief, loss, illness, compassionate care and reflective practice. She reads widely, loves travelling and has a curious mind.

Book Information
ISBN 9781800797871
Author Margaret Naughton
Format Hardback
Page Count 294
Imprint Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
Publisher Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
Weight(grams) 516g