Spiritual caregiving : healthcare as a ministry /
Verna Benner Carson and Harold G. Koenig.
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Templeton Foundation Press, c2004.
- xix, 242 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229) and index.
Spiritual caregiving: healthcare as a ministry -- The state of the current healthcare system -- Envisioning the ideal -- Preparation for spiritual caregiving -- Providing spiritual care -- Giving spiritual care: the patient with chronic illness and pain -- Giving spiritual care: the dying patient -- Spiritual care for special populations -- Nurturing the self: nurturing the spirit -- A David-and-Goliath match: taking on the system.
1932031553 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2003016620
Medicine--Religious aspects. Medical personnel--Religious life. Caregivers--Religious life.