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Title: The Wounded Storyteller: Body, Illness, and Ethics
ISBN: 0226259927
Author:
Arthur W. Frank
Publicate Date: 1995-10-15
Publish: 1995-10-15
List Price: $19.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: Listening to the suffering
Don't we all feel uncomfortable when trying to sustain a supportive relationship with someone suffering with a long-term illness? This book gives a philosophical framework for the mindset of someone in that situation. Initially it was rather heavy into social theory, but once you've worked through that part, you get some great food for thought. I've recommended it to folks in pastoral care and psychology.
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2: a great resource
The wounded storyteller gets to the heart of expressing one's voice in a case of illness.
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3: Life Is A Group Grope
Frank's novel does a masterful job in identifying the "voice" we all need in the battle with life threatnening illness. Embracing and affirming the "whole person" through their storytelling goes far in overcoming the modernist approach in treating the illness without the person. Recognizing the struggle as an opportunity for journey also sounds the call to help others currently in the trenches to bring about healing. This is a beautiful book.
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