Hurting Yet Whole, Liuan Huska
Hurting Yet Whole, Liuan Huska
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Hurting Yet Whole
Reconciling Body and Spirit in Chronic Pain and Illness

Author: Liuan Huska

Narrator: Caroline McLaughlin

Unabridged: 6 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/08/2020

Synopsis

As Liuan Huska went through years of chronic pain, she wondered why God seemed absent and questioned some of the common assumptions about healing. What do we do when our bodies don't work the way they should? What is healing, when one has a chronic illness? Can we still be whole when our bodies suffer? The Christian story speaks to our experiences of pain and illness. In the embodiment of Jesus' life, we see an embrace of the body and all of the discomfort and sufferings of being human. Countering a Gnosticism that pits body against spirit, Huska takes us on a journey of exploring how healing is not an escape from the limits of the body, but becoming whole as souls in bodies and bodies with souls. As chronic pain forces us to pay attention to our bodies' vulnerability, we come to embrace the fullness of our broken yet beautiful bodies. She helps us redefine what it means to find healing and wholeness even in the midst of ongoing pain.

About Liuan Huska

Liuan Huska is a freelance writer who has written for publications such as Church Health Reader, In Touch Magazine, CT Women, Sojourners, and Hyphen Magazine. She lives in West Chicago, Illinois, with her husband and their children.

About Caroline McLaughlin

Caroline McLaughlin is a versatile narrator with a smooth voice who strives to bring the author's words to life. She discovered her love for storytelling while recording audiobooks for people with reading disabilities. Being a great study of people has helped her to develop rich characters and accents. With a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland, she began her career in broadcasting and her credits include announcer, spokesperson, voice actor, and narrator.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Liuan on September 01, 2020

A humble opinion from someone who's lived it :-). I hope this book meets many of you in your confusion and pain. You are seen, heard, and honored.......more

Goodreads review by Bob on April 18, 2021

Summary: When a vibrant young writer descends into a season of chronic pain, she discovers the disembodied character of much Christian theology, that she could be whole as a person yet hurting, and that pain and physical vulnerability can be a place where we are met by God. It started as a pain in he......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on January 01, 2021

I can’t even begin to express how needed this book is. As a church leader who suffers from chronic illness, it is refreshing to read something that has shifted even how I view grace on myself, even though I would freely give that grace to others. I think this should be required reading for every chu......more

Goodreads review by Simon on April 04, 2022

Pain is so relative, affecting everyone differently.......more

Goodreads review by Teresa on March 07, 2022

Got 15% of the way through when I realized I need to brush up on my historical theology of man, sin, evil, and suffering before I listen to this. Huska takes seemingly wild leaps of imagination when interpreting scripture, though she does not portray her approach as anything but common sense. She se......more

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