Out of the Shadow: Responding to Suicide - Couverture souple

Troy, Aidan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847301754 ISBN 13 : 9781847301758

Editeur : Veritas Publications, 2010

Synopsis

Book aimed at priests or lay ministers dealing with the issue of suicide. Fr. Aidan Troy famously went to the defense of besieged Catholic schoolgirls in Belfast's Ardoyne after Loyalists attacks. He has now moved to Paris, France, as chaplain to English-speaking residents there.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

During his seven-year ministry in Belfast, Fr Aidan Troy dealt on many occasions with the heartbreak of the aftermath of suicide and was profoundly affected by the enormous sorrow of the bereaved. Out of the Shadow: Responding to Suicide attempts to provide some personal advice to anyone who has to deal in a professional capacity with such a traumatic situation, be it in parish, hospital, school or college setting. Although it is written from the perspective of a Catholic priest, it is the hope of Fr Aidan that this book will also offer useful insights to ministers of other Christian faiths, to bereavement and suicide support groups and to all involved in ministry, whether ordained or otherwise. This book does not deal with statistics, medical or sociological data, nor does it try to explain suicide. It does not provide ready answers or approaches. It is not possible to neatly package in any way the terrible moment of discovery, the journey through the next few days or the years that lie ahead. Instead it attempts to offer a compassionate, pastoral response to the devastating news of the death of a loved one through suicide. There will be gaps that only the reader can fill in, in the light of their own circumstances.

Revue de presse

Father Aidan Troy flew back to Belfast last night to launch a book he has written about suicide, writes Marie Louise McCrory. The Dublin-born Passionist, who was transferred from Holy Cross Monastery in Ardoyne to Paris last year, returned for an overnight visit to launch Out of the Shadows: Responding to Suicide at a bookshop in Donegal Street. The book focuses on the high-profile priest's personal experiences of suicide in the north Belfast community where he was based and offers advice on how families can be supported following the death of a loved one. The book also investigates the role of suicide-support organisations and the role of the Church and state following a suicide. Speaking at the book launch last night, Fr Troy said he loved coming back to Belfast, where he had been based for seven years. I was delighted that Veritas had the book launch in Belfast so I could come back to see the people who opened their hearts and homes to me at awful times he said. --The Irish Times, 2 December 2009

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Veritas Publications
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1847301754
• ISBN 13: 9781847301758
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible