Steve Nolan, Ph.D., is a palliative care chaplain at Princess Alice Hospice, Surrey, UK, where he works daily with people who are dying, supporting them and their families. He regularly teaches spiritual care to students visiting the hospice and is a tutor on the MTh in Chaplaincy Studies at St. Michael's College, Llandaff, part of Cardiff University.

A strong religious belief is not necessary to gain something from this book. It should be in every library and on the shelves of anyone who wishes to understand how they can support those in their care.

• Foreword by Dr Rowan Williams. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Hope Beyond Recovery. 2. Evocative Presence. 3. Accompanying Presence. 4. Comforting Presence. 5. Hopeful Presence. 6. Rethinking Spiritual Care as Presence. Towards a Theory of 'Chaplain as Hopeful Presence'. 8. By Way of an Ending: A Personal View. Appendix: The Research Project. References. Index.

Steve Nolan, Ph.D., is a palliative care chaplain at Princess Alice Hospice, Surrey, UK, where he works daily with people who are dying, supporting them and their families. He regularly teaches spiritual care to students visiting the hospice and is a tutor on the MTh in Chaplaincy Studies at St. Michael's College, Llandaff, part of Cardiff University.

A strong religious belief is not necessary to gain something from this book. It should be in every library and on the shelves of anyone who wishes to understand how they can support those in their care.

• Foreword by Dr Rowan Williams. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Hope Beyond Recovery. 2. Evocative Presence. 3. Accompanying Presence. 4. Comforting Presence. 5. Hopeful Presence. 6. Rethinking Spiritual Care as Presence. Towards a Theory of 'Chaplain as Hopeful Presence'. 8. By Way of an Ending: A Personal View. Appendix: The Research Project. References. Index.

Steve Nolan, Ph.D., is a palliative care chaplain at Princess Alice Hospice, Surrey, UK, where he works daily with people who are dying, supporting them and their families. He regularly teaches spiritual care to students visiting the hospice and is a tutor on the MTh in Chaplaincy Studies at St. Michael's College, Llandaff, part of Cardiff University.

A strong religious belief is not necessary to gain something from this book. It should be in every library and on the shelves of anyone who wishes to understand how they can support those in their care.

• Foreword by Dr Rowan Williams. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Hope Beyond Recovery. 2. Evocative Presence. 3. Accompanying Presence. 4. Comforting Presence. 5. Hopeful Presence. 6. Rethinking Spiritual Care as Presence. Towards a Theory of 'Chaplain as Hopeful Presence'. 8. By Way of an Ending: A Personal View. Appendix: The Research Project. References. Index.