Nonreligious Chaplains and Spiritual Care
Spiritual care in a religiously plural society necessarily includes care for the nonreligious. However, little is known about the nonreligious people who themselves work to provide spiritual care. Today, spiritual care providers, better known in the United States context as chaplains, come from a wi...
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Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
Lingua: | Inglese |
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MDPI
2023
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Religions
Anno: 2023, Volume: 14, Fascicolo: 9 |
Altre parole chiave: | B
Spiritual care
B religious diversity in the United States B religious nones B Chaplains B Religious Pluralism B Nonreligious |
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Riepilogo: | Spiritual care in a religiously plural society necessarily includes care for the nonreligious. However, little is known about the nonreligious people who themselves work to provide spiritual care. Today, spiritual care providers, better known in the United States context as chaplains, come from a wide variety of religious backgrounds, including nonreligious or unaffiliated with religious tradition. While nonreligious chaplains have robust pluralistic skillsets—a professional strength and a benefit to spiritual care work—they nonetheless encounter training and workplace challenges specific to their religious identities. The theoretical framework of Christian normativity could account for these challenges. |
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ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
Comprende: | Enthalten in: Religions
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3390/rel14091166 |