Description: Limbo has traditionally been viewed as a place between
heaven, on the one hand, and purgatory and hell, on the other, to
which the patriarchs, who lived under the old law, and babies who
died before being baptized into the Christian faith have been
consigned. Like purgatory, it is a dark place but not deprived of
grace. Now that the Roman Catholic Church has declared that limbo
is not an official church teaching, the idea of limbo has been
freed from ecclesiastical constraints and available for reflection
on the human condition on this side of the grave. Living in Limbo
by Donald Capps and Nathan Carlin focuses on the acute limbo
situations that are an integral part of human life, including the
vicissitudes of growing up, of forming committed relationships, of
finding employment and staying employed, of undergoing
life-threatening illnesses, and of experiencing dislocation and
doubt. Using cases and examples of real-life persons, the book
identifies the forms of distress likely to occur throughout the
duration of the limbo experience, and it also identifies the
internal and external resources that individuals draw upon as they
cope with the stresses and uncertainties of living in limbo.
Drawing on the traditional view, especially reflected in Christian
art, that Christ descends into limbo to comfort and liberate its
occupants, Living in Limbo comes down on the side of hope versus
despair. In reading about other limbo dwellers, readers will meet
themselves-or someone they love and care about-and will be
encouraged by the very fact that they are not alone. Although it is
not a pleasant place to be, limbo is not a place of solitary
confinement, and one derives strength and resilience from the
presence of the others. Endorsements: ""In this stimulating work we
are invited to look at the margins of our lives for those
disorienting experiences that often remain unexplored. By
identifying common limbo experiences and their core elements the
authors assist us in navigating a dimension of life that is very
often neglected. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a
concrete understanding of these complex life experiences."" --Phil
C. Zylla Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology
McMaster Divinity College ""With a trove of compelling and vivid
narratives of lived experience, Donald Capps and Nathan Carlin
illustrate quite powerfully the possibility of cultivating a spirit
of hopefulness and resilience even when our lives are most acutely
in a state of confusion and disorientation. Through the creative
application of the resources of the Christian faith, this book
effectively addresses, with compassion and humor and wisdom, the
many different states of 'limbo' familiar to all of us."" --Kirk A.
Bingaman Assistant Professor and Director of Pastoral Care and
Counseling Fordham University ""This book breathes new
psychological and religious life into the ancient theological
doctrine of 'Limbo, ' recently disowned by the Catholic Church.
Readers will find new sources of hope, insight, and solidarity in
the limbo situations of people struggling to find their way along
this journey we call life."" --Thomas R. Cole McGovern Chair in
Medical Humanities University of Texas--Houston Health Science
Center Medical School About the Contributor(s): Donald Capps is
Professor of Pastoral Psychology (Emeritus) and Adjunct Professor
at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Child's
Song (1995), Agents of Hope (2001), Fragile Connections (2005), A
Time to Laugh (2005), Jesus the Village Psychiatrist (2008), and
The Decades of Life (2008). Nathan Carlin is Assistant Professor of
Medical Humanities at The University of Texas Medical School at
Houston. He has coauthored many articles with Donald Capps.
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