Standards for Health Care Chaplaincy in Europe: Questions from an Orthodox Perspective
The Standards ' ecumenical implications are critically assessed in view of the risks which their cross-denominational or cross-faith cooperation implications on the one hand, and, on the other hand, their secular commitments to mutual learning, non-proselytizing, professionalism, and efficiency...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2003
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Christian bioethics
Year: 2003, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 127-137 |
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Summary: | The Standards ' ecumenical implications are critically assessed in view of the risks which their cross-denominational or cross-faith cooperation implications on the one hand, and, on the other hand, their secular commitments to mutual learning, non-proselytizing, professionalism, and efficiency assessment might carry for chaplains' properly spiritual orientation. The problem posed by the ambiguity of language is raised as a warning that concepts like human dignity have a profoundly different meaning in secular and Christian contexts. Invoking such concepts can be seriously misleading. |
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ISSN: | 1744-4195 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Christian bioethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/chbi.9.1.127.17382 |