Intimate Strangers: The Role of the Hospital Chaplain in Situations of Sudden Traumatic Loss

Discusses the role of the hospital chaplain in situations of sudden traumatic loss making extensive use of the metaphore of the Stranger. Explicates biblical, theological, historical, and psychological perspectives on the metaphore as it appears within the Judeo-Christian tradition and critically re...

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Main Author: Dykstra, Robert C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 1990
In: The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1990, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-152
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