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Designed to Heal
What the Body Shows Us about Healing Wounds, Repairing Relationships, and Restoring Community
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eBook - ePub
Designed to Heal
What the Body Shows Us about Healing Wounds, Repairing Relationships, and Restoring Community
About this book
"A rare combination of vivid science, compassionate storytelling, and lasting spiritual lessons. A delight to read." –Philip Yancey
Our bodies are designed to heal. We fall off our bikes and skin our knees—and without effort on our part, the skin looks like new in a few days. But while our skinned knees easily heal, it can sometimes feel like our emotional and relational wounds are left gaping open, broken beyond repair. If our bodies instinctively know how to heal physical injuries, could they also help us understand how to restore painful emotional and relational ruptures?
In their groundbreaking debut book, physician Jennie McLaurin and scientist Cymbeline T. Culiat write Designed to Heal: a fascinating look at how the restorative processes of the body can model patterns we may adapt to heal the acute and chronic wounds of our social bodies. Through engaging patient stories, imaginative travels through the body's microcellular landscapes, accessible references to current research, and reflections on the image of God, Designed to Heal offers a new perspective for healing our social divisions. By learning how the body is created with mechanisms that optimize a flourishing recovery from life's inevitable wounds, we are given a model for hopeful, faithful, and enduring healing in all other aspects of our lives. Our wounds don't have to have the last word.
Our bodies are designed to heal. We fall off our bikes and skin our knees—and without effort on our part, the skin looks like new in a few days. But while our skinned knees easily heal, it can sometimes feel like our emotional and relational wounds are left gaping open, broken beyond repair. If our bodies instinctively know how to heal physical injuries, could they also help us understand how to restore painful emotional and relational ruptures?
In their groundbreaking debut book, physician Jennie McLaurin and scientist Cymbeline T. Culiat write Designed to Heal: a fascinating look at how the restorative processes of the body can model patterns we may adapt to heal the acute and chronic wounds of our social bodies. Through engaging patient stories, imaginative travels through the body's microcellular landscapes, accessible references to current research, and reflections on the image of God, Designed to Heal offers a new perspective for healing our social divisions. By learning how the body is created with mechanisms that optimize a flourishing recovery from life's inevitable wounds, we are given a model for hopeful, faithful, and enduring healing in all other aspects of our lives. Our wounds don't have to have the last word.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Endorsements
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction: Bodies
- Chapter 1: Wounded: The Four Phases of Healing
- Chapter 2: Freshly Injured: Stop the Bleeding and Keep Things Clean
- Chapter 3: Inflammation Gone Awry: Slow Boils and Explosive Storms
- Chapter 4: Vital Connections: Collaboration and Community
- Chapter 5: Proud Flesh: Necessary Rewounding
- Chapter 6: Scarring and Maturation: Form and Function
- Chapter 7: Impaired Scarring: Distortion and Contracture
- Chapter 8: In the Beginning: Innocence and Perfection
- Chapter 9: Mind and Body as One: Science, Spirituality, and Transformation
- Chapter 10: Histories and Potentials: Wholeness and Healing in the Body
- Acknowledgments
- Reflection and Discussion Guide: For Individual Readers or Small Groups
- About the Authors