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Anatomy Of Survival :

Anatomy Of Survival : " Steps On A Personal Journey Towards Healing " :

by Una Kroll (Author)

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    Paperback 2001

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Synopsis

The author draws upon her own experience to explore the spiritual realities of survival. She endured a childhood marked by poverty and marred by a suicide attempt by her mother, eventually becoming a doctor in general practice. Her husband Leo had been a monk working in Africa while she was a nun and their marriage, in Abelard and Heloise manner, caused them to be at the centre of controversy. Her struggles as the leader of the Movement for the Ordination of Women were eventually successful leading her to ordination as the first woman priest by Archbishop Rowan Williams. She then faced her greatest challenge with the death of her husband. Una Kroll stresses the value of being aware of the common stages of bereavement, such as guilt at being a survivor and anger at God, while stressing the need to be responsive to individual experiences of grief.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 124
 Publisher: Continuum Publishing Ltd.
Published: 07 Jan 2001
ISBN 10: 0264675304
ISBN 13: 9780264675305

Media Reviews
This deeply moving book draws on the author's experiences throughout a life that began in poverty and marred by a suicide attempt by her mother Through these pages she passes on her experience of disaster and grieving with a warmth and reality that will aid those going through similar situations. A sensitive and spiritual book, it encourages readers to be aware of the stages of grief, and work out when action is needed. Church of England Newspaper, June 29, 2001
Una Kroll's story [ ] is a remarkable account of her life and the many disasters, tragedies, disappointments and occasions of grief she has suffered and survived. It is fascinating reading, as she uncovers each event and the way of her survival for this is not merely the story of her life it is a systematic study of her experiences, an anatomy of survival it will be invaluable to those whose concern it is to minister to their people for others it will remain a book from which to draw strength and enlightenment from the individual chapters of Dr Kroll's own life and the remarkable stories of those she has encountered. Reform, October 2001
Kroll is insightful, honest and unsentimental in describing behaviour and motivation during this long period of confusion and dislocation . . . a valuable resource for understanding ourselves and others. Franciscan, May 2002
When a medical student dissects a body s/he learns about bodies in general, even though each body is unique. Similarly Una Kroll [ ] invites all of us to draw insights about survival and growth from her own personal stories Through her own story and others' stories too, she analyses powerful internal struggles and the place of fear and faith, of risk taking, personal motivation and hurdles, in her case alongside the call of God. Diocese of Hereford Newspaper, Autumn 2001
Remembered by many for her public advocacy in the 1970s of women's rights and the ordination of women in the Church of England, Una Kroll offers readers strategies for survival with reference to her own story moving, beautiful and real, a gift of hope to anyway [sic] walking a parallel path to wholeness. Baptist Times, October 4, 2001
Author Bio
Una Kroll, MD, is a doctor and priest who practiced many years in a pastoral setting. A devoted campaigner for sexual equality, she was one of the first group of women to be ordained priests in the Church in Wales. She was made deaconess in the Church of England in 1970. She is the author of several books including Trees of Life: The Prayer of Intercession and its Cost. She lives in Wales where she has devoted herself to a solitary life of prayer