Carson, Verna Benner.

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.

BL65.M4 / C375 2004

261.8321/KOE

2004 J-536 WM 61 / C321s 2004