When Spiritual Horizons Beckon
Recognizing Ultimate Meaning at the End of Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628148 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Stanworth (Compton Hospice, Wolverhampton, England, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-36 |
| Publication date | 2006-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/5buu-buj6-8lt1-46nc |
| OpenAlex | W2068444585 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
Spirituality refers to the interpretive story and ensuing values of an experience that is deeply human yet ultimately significant. Encounters with patients illustrate this “surplus of meaning.” Spiritual horizons are recognizably present in the here and now but they may not be defined. Life is larger than language. Metaphors and stories, however, do exert cognitive purchase. They make real for us what cannot otherwise be said. Suffering, personal realization (“coming to know and to be”) and liberation are discussed in the context of spiritual care and patient/carer dynamics. Attention is drawn to aspects of daily life that generally tend to be overlooked
Aesthetics · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Meaning (existential · Meaning of life · New horizons · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Spirituality · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Cross-Cultural and Social Analysis · Engineering · History · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2015 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |