This book explores the unique challenges of disenfranchisement faced
by Christian chaplains working within the secular and pluralistic
context of contemporary healthcare. The case study focuses on
practitioners in Hong Kong and showcases the utilisation of
interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) as a fruitful basis for
practical theological endeavours. The role and perspective of the
palliative chaplain as spiritual care specialist is examined, along
with the tension that exists with the cultural and organisational
context in which they operate. The chapters examine how end of life
care practitioners can often face marginalisation, oppression,
vulnerability, and disorientation among other difficult experiences
that the author unites under a general theme of “homelessness”.
The book contributes to discussions regarding fuller integration of
the spiritual dimension within a holistic vision of end of life care
provision. It will be of particular interest to scholars of practical
theology and chaplaincy, as well as palliative medicine.
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Practising Hospitality in an Inhospitable Land
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781040049297
Publisert
2024
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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