The Rev. Peter Keese, Class of 1961, has a new book, Being There, recently published by Resource Publications (an imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers). Keese describes Being There as “not an academic, 'how to’ book about pastoral/spiritual care, but rather a book of stories of my work as a long-time ACPE certified Clinical Pastoral Educator.”

Here are stories about real people—student chaplains and their supervisor/educator—in real situations. Together they struggle to learn, through continuing practice, how to make significant human contact with other people—patients, families, fellow staff members, and fellow students. Like all stories about humans, they are sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, often confusing, and almost always rich with complexity. These stories contain and convey something of this richness for all to enjoy.

Keese is also the author of Jesus Has Left the Building (2014).