A handbook for those with cancer and those supporting them, reflecting on the spiritual and theological aspects of the journey through diagnosis and living with the disease.
The Revd. Dr. Gillian K. Straine is the Director of the Guild of Health and St. Raphael. An Anglican Priest, she also has a doctorate in Physics from Imperial College London and is the author of Introducing Science and Religion: A path through polemic (SPCK, 2014). Gillian was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 21 and has been in remission since 2002. She lives in London with her husband and two young children.
It is rare to find a book that is a true spiritual companion in the
midst of illness and suffering. But Gillian Straine’s
beautifully-observed book offers empathy, compassion and deep
solace to those who are walking the lonely and dark path that
cancer often brings. Few spiritual writers can turn their own
experience of suffering and depletion into something wholesome and
sustaining for others. This book not only manages that, but does so
with realism, authenticity, wisdom, grace and hope. This is a
profound and practical book that nourishes and nurtures – soul and
body alike. Gillian Straine has given us a gem to treasure.’
*The Very Revd Prof. Martyn Percy, Dean of Christ Church,
Oxford*
Gillian Straine has produced a deeply personal and searingly honest
theological reflection on her own experience of joining what she
calls the ‘cancer community’. Tackling major themes such as
‘meaning’ and ‘vulnerability’, she explores the ‘gift of cancer’ –
which is the way in which it exposes the myth that we are truly in
control of our own lives. Her recurring emphasis on the importance
of relationship and her use of pilgrimage as a metaphor for her own
journey makes this a valuable and readable book of practical
guidance and encouragement for fellow travellers. The message is
clear and simple: God is with us, and there is hope.
*Rt Revd James Newcome, Bishop of Carlisle and Church of England’s
lead bishop on health*
A ‘searching, wise book’ that ‘gives valuable guidelines’.
*Church Times*
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