By Its Fruits: The Science of Health Care Chaplaincy
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چکیده
This series will present a variety of current thought and suggested practice bearing on what might be broadly characterized as the science of modern health care chaplaincy. A basic premise underlying this series is that pastoral care in health care can, and should, and needs to make increasingly predictable and evidence based contributions to the holistic care of those who are suffering, and their care givers. Because the published thought in pastoral care pertaining to these issues is limited, material will be drawn from sources outside the profession. While the relevance of some of the titles may seem questionable, we will attempt to make the relevance clear in each review. Finally, this series is emphatically not an attempt to remove the art or mystery from professional pastoral care or in any way minimize their importance. However, it does posit that pastoral care must adopt and adapt relevant scientific thought and method to maximize its benefit to those it serves.
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