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When Patients Talk Politics: Opportunities for Recontextualizing Ministerial Theory and Practice

Some chaplains and pastoral caregivers may regard political conversation in a care encounter as a distraction from spiritual work or a transgression of our professional role or ethical code. Yet ... political references in a care recipient's personal and social history can reveal grief beneath grievance, trauma in need of healing, and sources of meaning and strength; hence, it is possible to integrate a

How Infallibilists Can Have It All

agent S has to a fact P that makes P certain for S. I do not take a stand here on precisely what facts we can apprehend. This will largely depend on the outcomes of debates in the philosophy of mind and ... philosophy of mind and perception will differ on what kinds of factors are mentally accessible in this way. In section 1, I developed the concept of apprehension in a way that remains neutral on these debates

Narratives of Externality, Oppression, and Agency: Perceptions of the Role of the Demonic in Mental Illness Among Evangelical Christians

, whereas others may view the demonic as symbolic of social and political injustice and evil (Beilby & Eddy, 2012) . Whilst the ontological status of the demonic is beyond social science and psychological ... linear. In other words, the stories may also reflect the available discourses and understanding available to participants at the time of story completion, depending on their socio-cultural-political

LGBTQ+ Stress, Trauma, Time, and Care

, and violence against the mind-body-spirits of LGBTQ+ people and communities; it is also encoded into the political discourses and social structures that organize our life together, including the “family ... simultaneously spiritual and material, entailing the removal of care and belonging as well as the withdrawal of social networks, political protections, cultural assets, and familial resources (e.g., land, housing

Weaving Together the Ancient and the Contemporary: Intersections of the Bhagavad Gita with Modern Psychology

, scientists, academicians, poets, freedom fighters and leaders of social movements. Mahatma Gandhi, father of the Indian nation and a stalwart political figure, spoke of and wrote on the Gita (Desai, 2012 ... is a need to explore how a person’s understanding of the Gita’s philosophy on dharma impacts their mental health. Another branch of psychology likely to benefit from the wisdom of the Gita is

Aiming Toward a Political Pastoral Theology

book or article. A final word: my interest in critically engaging political and economic systems and structures is fueled by urgency and hope that teeters on the brink of despair. When I was growing up ... tragedy. Added to this are my feelings of outrage over the years that the United States’s continued imperial political and economic policies that have destabilized countries and, indeed, regions of the

Exploring Buddhism as a ‘Tool’ to Support Well-Being: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Western Adopters’ Experiences

Buddhism is an ancient religion and philosophy of living that is practised worldwide. More recent interest in mindfulness as a practice and intervention in the West has highlighted Buddhist-derived ... most widely identified and accepted as a philosophy, with no deity and only concepts by which to live (Soka Gakkai International (SGI)-UK, 2016), its classification and meaning remain largely ambiguous

Bereavement and Critical Incidents Involving Healthcare Professionals in Italy During COVID-19: The Importance of the Spiritual Dimension

Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology (FISPPA), University of Padova, Via Venezia 14, 35131 Padua, Italy Human Rights Center Antonio Papisca, University of Padova, Padua, Italy

Yogic Spirituality and Positive Psychology vis-à-vis the Mental Health of Adolescents During COVID-19

between yoga philosophy and positive psychology and to posit that both can improve the mental well-being of adolescents, especially during the COVID-19 era. The methodology involved an analytical review of ... relevant literature to establish the similarities between the two schools of thought. The three authors conducted a thorough study of the primary and secondary references on both yoga philosophy and positive

The Impossibility of Conservatism? Insights from Russian History

in the Tsarist period to show that if they live in times of great hardship, or under arbitrary political rule, political actors and thinkers with conservative sympathies (such as respect for tradition ... developing conservative political philosophy, other parts of history where conservatism?s problems have emerged and have a recognizable connection with the situation today remain of great interest. In

A Theoretical and Theological Reframing of Trauma

, economic, and political repercussions are unparalleled in recent memory, if not beyond. Concurrently, the media and popular culture has magnified the traumatic potential of myriad life experiences, including ... ://doi.org/10.1037/a0017829 Bracken , P. ( 2002 ). Trauma: Culture, meaning & philosophy Wiley. Bueckert , L. D. , & Schipani , D. S. ( 2006 ). Interfaith spiritual caregiving: The case for language care . In

What Happens to Those Who Exit Jehovah’s Witnesses: An Investigation of the Impact of Shunning

jealous apostates. I’m going to look at one topic. Just one. (Diana, 23, disassociated) Psychology is banned. Any kind of advanced biology is banned. Any kind of advanced history is banned. Philosophy is ... like studying Satan. . . . My dad was giving a comment while we were talking about higher education in one of the publications. [He said], “Kids go to college, and they learn about philosophy, and they

Death, Funeral Rituals, and Stigma: Perspectives from Mortuary Workers and Bereaved Families

philosophy as the Hindu rituals in India in that actual death is viewed as beginning during cremation; the cremation becomes the last offering to the gods (Djelantik et al., 2021; Ghosh & BK, 2022) . Ngaben

Assessing Religious Leadership: A Scoping Review of Leadership Effectiveness Criteria and Current Trends in the Academic Literature

/10.12806/V13/I2/T1 Wilson , D. C. ( 2022 ). Defining leadership . Philosophy of Management , 1 - 30 . https://doi.org/10.1007/ s40926-022-00210-7 Wollschleger , J. ( 2018 ). Pastoral leadership and

The Source of Life: Meditation and Spirituality in Healthcare for a Comprehensive Approach to The COVID-19 Syndemic

some European countries, particularly in Italy, by the influence of religious thought on social and political events, some laypersons tend to downplay the importance of spirituality in healthcare or to ... ) rooted in the Western tradition. Meleté thanatou from classical Greece to the beginning of the modern age In European culture, classical philosophy has a place of honor. Few, however, know that the core

A Brief Pastoral Topography for Migrating People

pastoral topography draws on the Judeo-Christian tradition and its stories of people on the move. As such, the topography can be distinguished from sociological, anthropological, political, economic, and ... academic philosophy of the 1950s that argued for positivism, pragmatism, conventionalism, reductionism, objectivism, mechanism, materialism, and determinism. One reviewer describes Personal Knowledge as

Reconstructing Social Relationships in a Post-Lockdown Suburban Area of Southern Italy Using Pastoral Counselling

, Portugal 2 Theological Faculty of Puglia , Largo S. Sabino, 1, 70122 Bari , Italy 3 Fondazione Opera Santi Medici , Piazza Mons Aurelio Marena, 34, 70032 Bitonto (Ba) , Italy 4 Department of Philosophy ... of places for sharing in which to plan social and political change. The parish is the only place where this happens, but there is no political and decision-making power that allows those who gravitate

A “Viral Epistolary” and Psychosocial Spirituality: Restoring Transcendental Meaning During COVID-19 Through a Digital Community Letter-Writing Project

, 2021c) . Since then, the virus has abruptly and radically changed all domains of life, from the individual and social to the economic and political (WHO, 2021a) . Populations have faced different waves ... while creating new problems for mental health and personal and corporate finance. Sadly, these consequences could not be dealt with appropriately as social, economic, and political activities were totally

Religious Discrimination Toward Other Religious Groups by Descendants of Religiously Heterogamous Versus Homogamous Parents

This study aimed to develop a model that explains personal attitudes toward religious groups and the role of parental religious heterogamy and homogamy. The sample included 32,595 participants from 26 countries around the world and was obtained from the International Social Survey Programme. Participants whose parents were religiously homogamous presented higher well-being...

Empathic Flow: Dutch Humanist Chaplains’ Experiences with Professional Empathy and Its Challenges

chaplaincy literature and the chaplains’ professional standards and philosophy. It is part of the chaplain’s humanistic worldview to emphasize human connectedness (Van Praag, 1982) and to not exclude or ...   Dijke1 · Joachim  Duyndam2 · Inge  van  Nistelrooij3 · Pien  Bos4 1 2 3 4 Philosophy, University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands Care Ethics, University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht, The