Responding to Life Itself
A Proposed Understanding of Domain, Goal and Interventions for Chaplaincy in a Secular Age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21744944 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Job Smit (0009-0007-9395-950X, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, corresponding author), Carmen Schuhmann (0000-0003-4383-717X, University of Humanistic Studies), Annelieke Damen (0000-0001-6626-2116, University of Humanistic Studies) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 188-195 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1542-3050 • E-ISSN: 2167-776X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/15423050241296785 |
| PMID | 39497556 |
| OpenAlex | W4404081881 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 30 |
In this article, we present a model of chaplaincy in a secular age which includes, in one coherent system: domain, goal and an intervention pathway. The domain is presented as the process of “responding to life itself”. A corresponding goal of chaplaincy is considered in the context of “existential well-being”. This goal can be achieved through the proposed “The Ritual Bath Model” based on these new defined concepts
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |