Losing Susan by V Austin
In this personal story of love and loss, seasoned pastor-theologian Victor Lee Austin shares how caring for his wife during her long struggle with brain cancer and its aftereffects brought him face-to-face with his God and with his faith in unsettling ways. In this painfully truthful book, Victor Lee Austin draws on the theological wisdom shaped by suffering and death to tell us the story of Susan's, his wife's, determination to live and love though suffering from a terminal disease of the brain. As her caregiver, he refuses to hide from himself or us how hard caring for her had been. When finished with the book, however, the reader cannot help but think: what a wonderful love story. Thank God.--Stanley Hauerwas, Duke Divinity School; author of Hannah's Child: A Theologian's Memoir An amazing book. Victor Austin has written a late-modern memoir, with the biblical God as a participant!
--Robert W. Jenson, former senior scholar for research, Center of Theological Inquiry Victor Lee Austin breaks your heart without sentimentality, stretches your faith without clumsiness, brings you face-to-face with God without fear. By the end, you will know what it means to be precious, honored, and loved--by another and by God.
--Samuel Wells, vicar, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square This is a moving work, carefully crafted and thoughtfully honest. With lots of love and plenty of pain throughout, these pages bring to mind others who have written similarly, such as C. S. Lewis; however, Victor Austin's account of his and his family's experience in connection with his wife Susan's illness and death remains unique. I wish I had personally known Susan, and I am grateful to know Austin--and for his gift in writing.
--Tobias Winright, Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics, Saint Louis University
Austin, Victor Lee: - Victor Lee Austin (PhD, Fordham University), an Episcopal priest, is theologian-in-residence for the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas and Church of the Incarnation in Dallas, Texas. He has taught in various academic settings and is the author of several books, including Losing Susan, Christian Ethics: A Guide for the Perplexed, and Up with Authority. He previously served as theologian-in-residence at the historic St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781587433856 |
| ISBN 10 | 1587433850 |
| Title | Losing Susan |
| Author | V Austin |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Baker Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2016-06-21 |
| Number of pages | 150 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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