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A Balm for Gilead: Meditations on Spirituality and the Healing Arts Primary Author: Daniel P. Sulmasy, University of Chicago In this book Sulmasy "draws from philosophical and theological sources-specifically, Hebrew and Christian scripture-to illuminate how the art of healing is integrally tied to a sense of the divine and our ultimate interconnectedness... [He] addresses the spiritual malaise that physicians, nurses, and other health care workers experience in their professional lives, and explores how these Christian healers can be inspired to persevere in the care of the sick". Date Last Modified 09/01/2006 Book

Becoming Fire: A Freudian Psychoanalyst's Spiritual Journey Primary Author: Sally K. Severino, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center A memoir that discusses "how to synthesize spiritual beliefs and science, our inner lives and our work in the world....the journey of an ordinary person who discovers the extraordinary-faith in God-amidst the atheism of the Freudian path." Date Last Modified 04/17/2009 Book

Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion for Self and Others Primary Author: Joan Halifax Roshi, Upaya Zen Center This book provides practical and philosophical guidance to caregivers. Roshi Joan Halifax has worked in the area of death and dying for over thirty years, is Director of the Project on Being with Dying, and co-directs The Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy Training. Each chapter of this book includes a meditation. Date Last Modified 07/28/2008 Book

Dying into Grace Primary Author: Artemis March, This book provides guidance for for family and professional caregivers, as well as those who support and train them. The author expands the idea of what "dying well" can mean and treats caregivers and dying persons as partners in a dance toward wholeness and healing. "Dying into Grace" intertwines the author's caregiving story with the story of her mother, and how they each were transformed by their psycho-spiritual journeys. Date Last Modified 12/31/2007 Book

Empathy and the Practice of Medicine: Beyond Pills and the Scalpel Primary Author: Howard M. Spiro, Yale University School of Medicine From the publisher: "The book-a collection of essays by physicians, philosophers, and a nurse-is divided into three parts: one deals with how empathy is weakened or lost during the course of medical education and suggests how to remedy this; another describes the historical and philosophical origins of empathy and provides arguments for and against it; and a third section offers compelling accounts of how physicians' empathy for their patients has affected their own lives and the lives of those in their care." Date Last Modified 12/31/1993 Book