On living (Record no. 15106)
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| fixed length control field | 02573nam a2200301 a 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | PH-SATS |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250227105825.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 180906s19uu xx 00 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 09781594634826 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | St. Andrew's Theological Seminary |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BJ 1589 |
| Item number | .E395 2016 |
| 100 10 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Egan, Kerry |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | On living |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Kerry Egan |
| 260 0# - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York, N.Y. |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Riverhead Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2016 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 208p. ; 21 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | " A hospice chaplain passes on wisdom on giving meaning to life, from those taking leave of it" |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | As a hospice chaplain, Kerry Egan didn't offer sermons or prayers, unless they were requested; in fact, she found, the dying rarely want to talk about God, at least not overlying, she discovered she's been granted an invaluable chance to witness firsthand what she calls the " Spiritual work of dying"--- |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | the work of finding or making meaning of one's life, the experiences its contained and the people who have touched it, the betrayals, wounds, unfinished business, and unrealized dream. Instead of taking, she mainly listened: to stories of hope and regret, shame and pride, mystery and revelation she listened as her patients talked about love--love for their children and partners and friends; |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | love they didn't know how to offer; love they gave unconditionally; love they sometimes belatedly, learned to grant themselves this isn't a book about dying--its a book living. And Egan isn't a book about dying--its a book about living. And Egan isn't just passively bearing witness to |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | these stories. An emergency procedure during the birth of her first child left her physically whole but emotionally and spiritually adrift. Her work as a hospice. Chaplain healed her, from a brokenness she cam to see we all share. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Each of her patients taught her something--how to find courage in the face of fear or the strength to make amends, how to be profound compassionate and fiercely empathetic; how to see the world in grays instead of black and white. In this poignant, moving, and beautiful book, she passes along all their precious and necessary gifts"--provided by publisher. a hospices chaplain shares the meaning the dying make of their lives, to help us understand what is ultimately important and to make the most of our own still-being lived lives" provided by publisher. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Life |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Death |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Spiritual life |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Terminally ill |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Church work with the terminally ill |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | BOOKS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary | Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary | Mosher Library | 08/16/2018 | BJ 1589 .E395 2016 | 44393 | 07/13/2024 | 07/13/2024 | BOOKS | |||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary | Saint Andrew's Theological Seminary | Mosher Library | 08/16/2018 | BJ 1589 .E395 2016 | 44394 | 10/11/2024 | 07/13/2024 | BOOKS |