Marilyn Chandler McEntyre is a fellow of the Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California, and professor of medical humanities at UC Berkeley. Her other books include What’s in a Phrase? Pausing Where Scripture Gives You Pause and Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies.
Christian Century
"McEntyre's language is reflective and sensitive but not
sentimental. . . . A thoughtful and realistic window into the often
hidden, though well-traveled, end-of-life journey." Presbyterian
Outlook
"Each essay is layered with wisdom that never condescends upon the
subject, but honestly speaks truthfully what we often have no space
or courage to say. . . . A beautiful guide for walking with the
dying. This is a book of love." Richard Lischer
-- author of Stations of the Heart: Parting with a Son
"These reflections on the approach of death, written in the first
person, are faithful, biblical, and honest. Although each is
accompanied by a text and a closing prayer, these brief devotions
do not preach so much as share the apprehension and the hope common
to us all. Marilyn McEntyre offers the love of God -- and her own
heart -- to all who wish to receive. This book will prove a
faithful companion on what for many is a long journey." Harold G.
Koenig
-- Duke University Medical Center
"A sensitive and helpful encouragement to those living life at its
closure -- and to living it with openness, faithfulness, and hope.
Beautifully done." Margaret E. Mohrmann
-- author of Medicine as Ministry: Reflections on Suffering,
Ethics, and Hope
"This quietly graceful and grace-filled book allows us the
extraordinary, perhaps even unique, privilege of listening in on
the thoughts of someone trying to live her dying days mindfully,
faithful to herself, to those she loves, to reality, and to God. .
. . McEntyre's entirely believable `channeling' of the dying one's
voice is a gift for which I am immensely grateful; this book will
stay by my side as I and those dear to me move toward our own
farewells." Michael L. Lindvall
-- author of A Geography of God: Exploring the Christian
Journey
"Marilyn McEntyre's remarkable meditations on terminal illness
manage to be both refreshingly frank and deeply faithful. She knows
whereof she speaks, accurately identifying the whole gamut of
emotions and experiences that people encounter as they face a death
they know is approaching. Startlingly real and profound in hope,
this book is a gift to the terminally ill and pastors who would
minister to them -- and to all of us born to die." M. Therese
Lysaught
-- Institute of Pastoral Studies, Loyola University Chicago
"In accompanying the dying, McEntyre has come to know the myriad
moments that mark the dying process. Her short reflections speak to
over fifty facets of this journey in poignant and peace-filled
prose. Accompanying prayers provide words for the dying to lean
into, especially in moments when their own voice falters. A
Faithful Farewell should prove equally helpful for family members,
friends, chaplains, physicians, and other caregivers. All who walk
with the dying in their final days should have a copy of this
invaluable book." Catholic Library World
"Drawing on her experience as a hospice volunteer and her expertise
as an English professor, McEntyre has crafted sensitive, pertinent
essays written from the point of view of a terminally ill person.
Each selection begins with a scripture quotation and ends with a
short prayer and a line from a hymn. . . . These
beautifully-written reflections should offer comfort, practical
thoughts, and consolation for those leaving this life. . . .
Strongly recommended."
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