This is My Body by Jennie Hogan
This is My Body is a compelling and unforgettably powerful story of trauma, illness, recovery and transformation, told with honesty, courage and resilient good humour. Jennie Hogan, an Anglican priest, has a history of brain injury and illness going back to childhood. In this gripping memoir, memories of the athletic, competitive and fun-loving schoolgirl jostle alongside accounts of invasive emergency medical treatments and the long processes of recovery. She reflects on what it means to live with uncertainty, to become reconciled with a new identity, and how trust and hope can be regained as a vocation flowers despite the odds. Jennie draws on her experience and her beliefs to pose challenging questions about our relationships with our bodies in an age that is obsessed with body image and physical perfection. She explores the nature of faith in times of crisis, the reality of pain and disability, and what it means to be human and vulnerable, yet made in the image of God.
'This book bears witness to both the beauty and brutality of living.. Jennie Hogan writes unsparingly about her body, which she has had to get to know in ways she can never have wanted, but has somehow gratefully received.' -- Lucy Winkett
'Without an atom of self-pity, Jennie Hogan intersperses her descent into semi-blindness and chronic epilepsy with profound theological reflection on the nature of suffering... Hogan has a great gift for writing... (she) knows the scars she bears are open windows, shining light on her humanity.' -- Church Times
'Without an atom of self-pity, Jennie Hogan intersperses her descent into semi-blindness and chronic epilepsy with profound theological reflection on the nature of suffering... Hogan has a great gift for writing... (she) knows the scars she bears are open windows, shining light on her humanity.' -- Church Times
Jennie Hogan is a University Chaplain at Goodenough College in London, and Assistant Priest at St George’s Bloomsbury.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848259485 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848259484 |
| Title | This is My Body |
| Author | Jennie Hogan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canterbury Press Norwich |
| Year published | 2017-10-05 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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