PASTORAL from Chilton Books

London: Gibbs and Bamforth Ltd, nd. (c.1938).. Christian Pastoral Aid Society. Parables for the British public to help their physical, moral and spiritual need. Pp.60, 7 black & white photos featuring children at the Burstow camp. Paperback with black & white photo of children to front, creasing and tear to lower spine. G+

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.. 1st edition. "Describes the messiness, uncertainties, and paradoxes that are part and parcel of living through an advanced illness, dying, and bereavement. Personal examples illustrate the challenges patients and carers face and the support available, both personal and organisational, including what helps and heals when dealing with life-threatening illness." 23.4cms x 15.5cms x… Read more about this item

Moscow, Idaho: Canon Press, 2006.. Written in an understanding, conversational style, these essays provide a wealth of down-to-earth wisdom for Christian women." Pp.113. Paperback. VG.

Glendale: Regal Books, 1965.. 1st edition. What makes a teenager say - "Sometimes I feel like a blob"? or "I don't know who or what I am or what I'm here for. I can't seem to get identified". "The author discusses these questions, and although she doe not claim to have all the answers, she insists (in a highly… Read more about this item

London: Jessica Kingsley, 2001.. 1st edition. "An invaluable reflective tool for health care and religious professionals, as well as managers and policy makers seeking to improve the spiritual care of today's diverse patient populations." Pp.205. Paperback. VG.

Auckland: Castle Publishing, 2001.. 1st edition. Twelve true-life stories, written by Australian and New Zealand young people, about their experiences of grief. Elsa McInnes contributes chapters on: 'The Truth About Loss', 'Where is God When it All Goes Wrong?', 'Is There Life After Grief?' and 'If You Get Stuck - Where to Go for Help'." Pp.149, gift… Read more about this item

Bolton: Don Bosco Publications, 2000.. Reflections on Bereavement. Pp. 57, illustrated by Mavis Bates. Paperback. VG.

London: Jessica Kingsley, 2003.. 1st edition. More Than Body, Brain and Breath. "This sensitive and informative book provides guidelines for pastoral visits to people with dementia, showing how to empathise with, understand and support individuals during a visit. Emphasising the importance of retaining dignity and freedom of choice for people with dementia, it also presents practical advice about… Read more about this item

Stowmarket: Kevin Mayhew, 2010.. David Schofield was diagnosed in June 2008 with myeloma and since then has sought to try and make sense of his illness and bring something positive from it. Here David offers his response to some of the pastoral questions that arise from incurable illness, examining the impact it has had on himself and those… Read more about this item

London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1998.. Dame Cicely Saunders has been caring for people approaching death and those close to them for more than forty years. In 'Beyond the Horizon' she shares with us the prose and poetry that have helped her face suffering and loss".. Pp.99. Paperback. VG.

Eastbourne: MARC, 1989.. 1st.ed. "The author describes how the unemployed were able to form a job club of their own, and how an advice centre came into being, whose teenage expert hit the national headlines." Pp.155, signed by the author to half-title page, pages toned. Paperback. Good.

Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2003.. 2nd edition. "The book offers a framework that is unrivalled in its scope. It brings together conceptual perspectives with practice issues in a clear and cogent way and its arguments are vividly illustrated by experiential examples. As such, the book will be of immense value to students, practitioners and educators across a variety of professional fields,… Read more about this item

Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 1993.. To safeguard the overall care of a patient, it is vital that caregivers be familiar with cultural and religious understandings and expectations around hygiene, pastoral care, autopsies, transfusions, and even the practices associated with death itself." 15cms x 10cms. Pp.xii/116. Paperback. VG.

London: Church House Publishing, 2012.. 1st edition. Insights from the Church of England's Project which "set out to explore whu couples choose to be married in church and what they experience of the church along the way, from making the initial enquiry to the big day itself, and beyond." 23.5cms x 17cms. Pp.xii/114. Paperback. VG.

York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 1991.. 1st edition. "More and more village people are organising Good Neighbour schemes: groups of volunteers ready to supply any missing links. They provide transport to hospitals and health centres, call regularly on old or lonely people andbaby-sit in an emergency. They may collect prescriptions or shopping or help people fill out forms. They may… Read more about this item

London: National Children's Home, 1963.. 1st edition. Convocation Lecture of 1963. Ex college library. Pp.68, scuff from library sticker to front free endpaper, faint inkstamp to closed page edges. G+.

Oxford: Sobell Publications, 1993.. The report of an interdenominational Working Party...Lucidly written, and anchored in the harsh reality of suffering and death, Mud & Stars is a mine of information for all those caring for the dying who wish to relate the challenges they face to the insights of the Christian Gospel." Pp.x/246. Paperback. VG.

London: SPCK, 1989.. 4th impression. "Where Christian faith and pastoral care meet". Pp.10/117, owner's name to front free endpaper. Paperback. VG.

London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1995.. 1st ed. "Charting the journey from self-denial to self-respect". Pp. 3/131, 1 black & white illustration by Peter Clare, owner's name to front free endpaper, letter from author loosey enclosed. Paperback, slight sunning to spine. G+.

London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1990.. Rep. Foreword by H.A.Williams. "This ground-breaking book explores the connections between worship and the pastoral care of people...uses insights from psycho-therapy and analysis and especially from Jung's psychology". Pp.12/147. Paperback. VG.