$20.49
Author: Kholaki Sondos
Number Of Pages: 111
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Winner of the 2021 Daybreak Press Book Awards: Non-Fiction Books!
This book chronicles the journey of a Muslim hospital chaplain from the beginning of her internship and residency through the first two years of her appointment as a staff chaplain. As a board certified hospital chaplain, Sondos Kholaki often finds herself at the intersection of joy and grief, life and death, humor and sorrow, community and solitude. Through various encounters, the author gives us a unique glimpse into the world of clinical pastoral care. In one story, she recounts a patient whose cancer disabled his speech. With only a pad of paper, pen, and hand gestures, the patient struggled to communicate. Several minutes in, amid much frustration from both ends, she finally interpreted what the patient so adamantly wanted her to hear: “Is God in your life?”
Review
Chaplain Sondos invites us into the world of the healer. Her insights curated from her own experiences via her commitment to God and service to humanity offer the reader a glimpse into some of the most important human work occurring today. She accords the reader a great honor and privilege, one that should not be taken for granted. — Dr. Walead Mohammed Mosaad, from the Foreword
From the Author
All of this is from the grace of God, my Generous Nourisher and Sustainer.
About the Author
Chaplain Sondos Kholaki serves as a hospital staff chaplain and a community chaplain in Southern California. She is board-certified with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). Sondos earned a Master of Divinity degree in Islamic Chaplaincy at the Claremont School of Theology/Bayan Islamic Graduate School as the recipient of the Fathi Osman Academic Excellence award and a Bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing from UCLA, where she received the prestigious Regents Scholar award. Sondos completed five units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) and served as the program’s first Muslim chaplain ministering to all faiths but focusing on Muslim patient care. She is the author of “Musings of a Muslim Chaplain” (2020) and a co-editor of the book, “Mantle of Mercy: Islamic Chaplaincy in North America” (fall 2021). Sondos also serves as Vice President of Healthcare for the Association of Muslim Chaplains (AMC).Sondos enjoys sipping a perfectly brewed cup of coffee, listening to Qur’an recitation by Turkish reciters, and singing her heart out at spiritual gatherings. Sondos is married and has two children.
Release Date: 17-01-2020
Package Dimensions: 9x195x132
