Spiritual Caregiving As Secular Sacrament

by Anderson, Ray S.; Swinton, John

• ISBN13: 9781843107460
• ISBN10: 1843107465
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781846423840
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub
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Summary

Bridging the gap between clinical and religious professionals, this book examines how both can understand the spiritual needs of the individual, and the importance of this spirituality in bringing about health and wholeness. With an emphasis on mental health, the author explores spirituality in the context of the individual and of society, and discusses how those practicing pastoral or health care can deal with the issues raised outside of any specific religious ideas or practice. Taking an ecological approach to understanding the needs of the individual, Ray S. Anderson shows how professionals can help people move towards a more positive state in the face of pain, distress and illness. Moving religious professionals away from the pursuit of simple edification, and those in health from purely medicalized approaches, Spiritual Caregiving as Secular Sacrament brings together professionals' roles in the context of spirituality to enable them to bring the greatest benefit

Author Biography

Ray S. Anderson is Senior Professor of Theology and Ministry at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(2)
John Swinton, School of Divinity and Religious Studies, University of Aberdeen
Preface	9	(2)
1. The Spiritual Praxis of Practical Theology	11	(14)
2. The Integrative Gestalt of the Human Self	25	(21)
3. The Ecological Matrix of the Human Person	46	(15)
4. The Social Ecology of Human Spirituality	61	(18)
5. The Life Continuum and the Formation of Self-Identity	79	(17)
6. Self-Care: A Guide to Spiritual Fitness	96	(16)
7. Recovering from Moral Injuries to the Self	112	(16)
8. Casting Light on the Dark Side of Human Spirituality	128	(17)
9. The Spiritual Power of Hope in Living with Disability	145	(18)
10. The Human Ecology of Death and Dying	163	(16)
References	179	(9)
Subject Index	188	(3)
Author Index	191