Pearls of Comfort
Experiencing Divine and Human Comfort at the End of Life
- Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
- Theology
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
Pearls are formed through time and under pressure. Likewise, the comfort described here arises over time and under the inevitable pressure of recognising and coping with our mortality. Drawing on her deep roots in practical theology, Martina Holder-Franz invites us into a space where the ordinary becomes extraordinary--where prayer, scripture, relationships, and even simple artefacts serve as vessels of divine comfort. Her ability to weave together biblical exegesis, theological reflection, and phenomenological research is a testament to her skill as a scholar and her compassion as a minister. The insights she offers are as thought-provoking as they are deeply moving, shedding new light on the theology of comfort. This book is more than an academic achievement; it is a labour of love, born out of decades of pastoral care and personal reflection.
Endorsements (3)
“This letter from a Christian living in a Swiss society where assisted suicide has been legal for decades comes at just the right time for English-speaking Christians wrestling today with these questions. Martina Holder Franz offers deep theological insights and profound human wisdom about how it looks to love well those who are approaching the end of life.”
“’What is your only comfort in life and in death? That I am not my own, but belong body and soul, in life and in death to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ!’ – what a pearl that has been a source of solace for generations of Christians! But too many only see the shell. To open it, you need theological reflection combined with pastoral passion. Martina Holder embodies both, offering us a string of pearls in her book!”
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