From Dark Night to Gentle Surrender: On the Ethics and Spirituality of Hospice Care

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Patricia Kobielus Thompson

From Dark Night to Gentle Surrender

On the Ethics and Spirituality of Hospice Care

Patricia Kobielus Thompson

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University of Scranton Press,U.S.
15 April 2010

Religious ethics; Terminal care nursing

Drawing from her many years of experience as a hospice nurse and her training as a theologian, Patricia Kobielus Thompson offers in The Dark Night of the Soul instruction to those providing care for terminally ill patients. Thompson finds in the poetry and other writings of Spanish mystic Saint John of the Cross a wisdom that she argues will assist caregivers in comforting their patients through the trying times just before death. Though much has been written on Saint John of the Cross, Thompson’s application of these works is wholly new and rooted in deep empathy.

By: Patricia Kobielus Thompson
Imprint: University of Scranton Press,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 23mm, Width: 16mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9781589661943
ISBN 10: 158966194X
Pages: 259
Publication Date: 15 April 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Patricia Kobielus Thompson spent many years teaching health care ethics and moral theology. She is now retired and lives in Meridian, Idaho.

Reviews for From Dark Night to Gentle Surrender: On the Ethics and Spirituality of Hospice Care

Within one book we find both a scholarly overview of the evolution of hospice care and a spirituality sufficiently deep to nourish both practitioner and patient. The author deftly manages that difficult feat: informing and inspiring her readers. From Dark Night to Gentle Surrender is a gift that deserves to be passed on and on and on. --Denise Lardner Carmody, Santa Clara University