The Medical Captivity of Religion and Health
Uses actual hospital-based experiences to draw attention to and illustrate how modern chaplaincy may fall into forms of paternalism and iatrogenesis. Notes particulary how high tech iatrogenesis and high touch chaplaincy may interact in counterproductive ways. Opines that the church once again needs...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1991
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| In: |
The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1991, Volume: 45, Issue: 3, Pages: 280-287 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Uses actual hospital-based experiences to draw attention to and illustrate how modern chaplaincy may fall into forms of paternalism and iatrogenesis. Notes particulary how high tech iatrogenesis and high touch chaplaincy may interact in counterproductive ways. Opines that the church once again needs a revisioning of health which is based on theological notions of the church as sustaining community and as a school for empowerment. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002234099104500308 |
