Mark Newitt

Biographic Data

ID3982592
NAMEMark Newitt
GIVEN NAMESMark
FAMILY NAMENewitt
SIGNATURENEWITT M
AFFILIATIONSRoyal Hallamshire Hospital
ORCID0000-0002-1939-5757
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX0

  • The Clinical Effectiveness of Prayer as an Intervention

    Mark NewittARTICLEModern Believing2022

    This article reflects on prayer and health and attempts to study the relationship between them. I start by looking at definitions, particularly thinking about how health might best be understood. From that I move to explore clinical trials of intercessory prayers as an intervention to aid recovery. That leads me to look at prayer in relation to health and wellbeing more generally. Lastly, I conclude with a short reflection on the passage from Jam…

  • Psycho-spiritual care in health care practice

    Mark NewittARTICLEPractical Theology2018

    Guy Harrison is the Head of Spiritual and Pastoral Care at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, a community and mental health trust. He is also the Director of the Oxford Centre for Spirituality and

  • Healthcare Chaplains Among the Virtues

    Mark NewittARTICLEPractical Theology2016

    Noting that the bearing and presence of a chaplain in being with bereaved parents is as important as the provision of liturgy and ritual, this article argues that chaplaincy would benefit from an engagement with virtue ethics. The article begins by suggesting that many of the situations a chaplain encounters are too complex for principle based ethical approaches and outlines the merit of a “virtue-based” approach. As part of this the concept of a…

  • New directions in hospital chaplaincy: Chaplains - the Church's embedded apologists

    Open AccessMark NewittARTICLETheology2014

    Research and anecdotal evidence suggest that the relationship between healthcare chaplains and the Church is characterized by a deep sense of alienation in one direction and profound mistrust in the other. This is due, in part, to a lack of understanding about the work of chaplains. Recognizing a need for chaplains to explain their work, this article begins by describing research that investigated the support chaplains provided to bereaved parent…

  • The Role and Skills of a Hospital Chaplain: Reflections Based on a Case Study

    Mark NewittARTICLEPractical Theology2010

    Patients in hospital can face some of the most profound human experiences, as much of their understanding of themselves, and their outlook on life, are challenged. Drawing on a case study, this article explores the role of and skills required by hospital chaplains in providing spiritual care to a new generation of patients who do not belong to and/or believe in a particular faith tradition. Through listening and building relationships of trust, o…

  • Swift, Christopher. 2009. Hospital Chaplaincy in the Twenty-first Century: The Crisis of Spiritual Care on the NHS

    Mark NewittARTICLEPractical Theology2009

    (2009). Swift, Christopher. 2009. Hospital Chaplaincy in the Twenty-first Century: The Crisis of Spiritual Care on the NHS. Practical Theology: Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 411-413

  • Stanworth, Rachel. 2004. Recognising Spiritual Needs in People Who Are Dying

    Mark NewittARTICLEPractical Theology2008

    "Stanworth, Rachel. 2004. Recognising Spiritual Needs in People Who Are Dying." Practical Theology, 1(1), pp. 136–137