Three Doors to Spiritual Reflection
Ethnographic Research on the Role of Emotion, Images, and Sacred Texts in Spiritual Reflection Done by Non-Chaplaincy Health Care Professionals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22310634 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas St James O’connor (0000-0002-8139-6574, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, corresponding author), Mike Chow (St Joseph's Health Care), Elizabeth Meakes (Emmanuel Bible College), Janet Young (0000-0002-0040-0691, St Joseph's Health Care), Gary L Payne (St Joseph's Health Care), Gary Payne, Myrta Rivera (St Joseph's Health Care), Laura MacGregor (0000-0002-4216-5407, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia), Janet Howitt (Huntington Society of Canada) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 43-56 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-4726 • E-ISSN: 1528-6916 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08854726.2011.616171 |
| PMID | 22546046 |
| OpenAlex | W2076960726 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
This is an ethnographic study exploring the role of emotion, images, and sacred texts in the spiritual reflection of non-chaplaincy health care professionals who offer spiritual care to their patients. Purposeful sampling of 20 health care professionals was employed. These non-chaplaincy professionals were interviewed and the researchers also kept field notes on the cultures in which they worked. Both interviews and field notes were transcribed and analyzed using the constant comparative method of data analysis. Findings indicate that emotion and images are the main doors that these professionals use to reflect spiritually on their practice of spiritual care. Sacred texts are the third door. Outcomes of the use of feelings and emotions in spiritual reflection are a deeper sense of peace, grounding and letting go, that is, transformation. Recommendations for collaboration with chaplains and further research are offered
Alternative medicine · Ethnography · Feeling · Health care · Health professionals · Sociology · Spiritual care · Spirituality · Anthropology · Empathy and Medical Education · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Theological Perspectives and Practices
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