Understanding the Meaning of Chaplaincy
The word chaplain has many meanings and different connotations. Its
early usage is of Christian origins. Usually a Christian priest was in
charge of a chapel in a prominent institution. But throughout time
especially in the last 50 years the word chaplaincy has taken a whole
new meaning.
The influx of multi-faith immigrants has forced the nature of
chaplaincy to reach out to other cultures and religions, such as
Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, and Sikhism etc. unlike before,
predominantly everything was very much exclusive to the adherents of
the Church Of England.
In the modern world today, we see that chaplaincy work is not just
confined to religion but has a broader spectrum. It deals with
comforts and soothing the pains of difficulties in life.
One of the most beautiful examples for a Muslim chaplaincy is how the
Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) dealt with difficult
situations, even before he was crowned with Prophethood. He served the
need of fellow human beings, without looking into their religious
identity. Hazrat Khadijah, his beloved wife has described his
character in the most eloquent way. She says: "o' Prophet of Allah
'No' Allah would never disgrace you! You maintain close ties with your
relations; you bear others burdens and give people what they need. You
are hospitable to your guests and help those with a just claim to get
what is due to them."
From this very short excerpt of his voluminous biography, we can
deduce the many good qualities that are needed in the field of
chaplaincy
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Angela Garcia’s The Pastoral Clinic is a riveting collection of illness narratives depicting the lives of heroin addicts, specifically in the underserved area of Espanola Valley, New Mexico. She genuinely provides her audience the reality behind a marginalized population that suffers from an addiction crisis as well as the presence of institutional structures that criminalize addicts for their illness. This paper will focus on care and chronicity as two central ideas of Garcia’s work from two lenses of understanding. The first lens is the Foucauldian approach to bio-power and bio-bureaucracies, a mode of analysis that the author utilizes quite sufficiently to support her argument of “restoring the embodied, economic and moral dynamics of addiction” (Garcia 2010, 10 ). This approach illustrates care as a product of chronicity and vice versa. The second lens is Gramsci’s theory of hegemony and resistance, a mode of analysis
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One can imagine that when most individuals think about the medical field what comes to mind is only doctors and nurses; however, the medical field is more complex. It consists of people caring for the patients physically day to day and the ones working behind the scenes. A particular medical profession that most may not be aware of is chaplaincy. This profession, like all in the medical field, requires much heart, passion and personal connection when serving and caring for the patient. At Boston Medical Center, located in Boston’s historic south end, excellent health care was provided to a patient diagnosed with Systemic Lupus. Systemic Lupus is an autoimmune disease that attacks the cells and tissues of the body. With the help of Reverend Le Sette Wright, a licensed chaplain and the patient’s health care team, the patient was able to feel comfortable throughout her visit at BMC.
... practice of medicine, combined with addressing holistic needs of the patient and family, including the physical, psychological, cognitive, emotional, spiritual and social care as it relates to being competent in nursing.
The main purpose of this book is to explain how the Christian religion became a world religion. The author, Dana L. Robert, begins Christian Mission with the life and times of Christ in Jerusalem and how this led to the formation of the Catholic Empire. Next, Robert goes on to explain how missions, both catholic and protestant, came about and began to grow throughout the world. Then, the reader learns about the awakening as well as the struggles and conflicts within the global spreading of Christianity. After this, Robert shows that the world of missions is significantly influenced by the political and sociocultural world. The postscript demonstrates the true meaning of missions in a global, postcolonial age through the telling of the gospel message. This paper points out Dana L Robert’s most important arguments in order to answer the question of how Christianity became a world religion.
The healing hospital paradigm primary focus is on a holistic approach and addresses healing the whole person physically, emotionally and spiritually. Healing hospitals also take into consideration the whole person’s body, soul, mind and spirit and their environment as part of their healing and recovery process. In a healing hospital, a holistic approach and a family-centered environment is crucial to the patients’ healing process. A healing hospital must embrace three important components such as an environment that fosters healing, a combination of technology and work design and providing a loving care culture (Eberst, 2008). This paper will discuss concepts of a healing hospital, the relationship that spirituality plays in the patients’ healing and recovery as well as challenges and barriers of creating a healing environment.
In the book The New Guidebook for Pastors, James W. Bryant and Mac Brunson do a magnificent job of identifying and explaining the practical nuts and bolts that make a successful pastorate and a fruitful church.
In ministry it is important to note that the different people involved in your ministry will be at different stages of their spiritual growth. Having an awareness of your own personal theology will be important for how you go about teaching the students who are involved in your youth ministry. One part of personal theology is spiritual formation. Duffy Robbins states that spiritual formation is, “the growing into the likeness of Jesus” (448). Another main part of personal theology is community. Understanding and having an idea of both spiritual formation and community helps with the formation of personal theology of ministry. This paper will share five areas of theology and how they relate to practical theology in youth ministry. The five areas of theology include view of God, view of people, view of sin, view of redemption, and view of scripture.
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