RT Article
T1 At the bedside: A theological consideration of the role of silence and touch in the accompaniment of the dying
JF Scottish journal of theology
VO 73
IS 2
SP 150
OP 159
A1 Khalid, Hina
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1727434315
AB This essay situates two embodied practices of palliative care, namely, the act of sitting with another in silence, and the act of gentle touch, within the broader conceptual framework of creatio ex nihilo. Centring on themes of particularity, creatureliness, and relationality, I argue that these practices, understood theologically, can be reframed as active participations in the self-giving love of God - thus setting forth a mode of loving relation with the dying person, rooted in a deep, attentive presence.
K1 Creation
K1 Dying
K1 Finitude
K1 Love
K1 Silence
K1 Touch
DO 10.1017/S0036930620000277