Practicing Spiritual Care in the Japanese Hospice

This article introduces how spiritual care is practiced in Japanese hospices to fit the needs of nonreligious patients. It suggests that Japanese chaplains often go beyond helping patients vocalize spiritual pain and addressing anxieties through counseling, religious support, or being a sympathetic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Benedict, Timothy O. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute 2018
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 175-200
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Japan / Hospice / Church work / Irreligiosity / Post-secularism
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
KBM Asia
RG Pastoral care
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Medical Practice
B Hospice Care
B Religious Studies
B Priests
B Clinical Psychology
B Chaplains
B Christianity
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