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Carson, Verna Benner

Spiritual caregiving : healthcare as a ministry - Philadelphia, Pa. Templeton Foundation Press c2004 - xix, 242 p. ; 23 cm. (pbk)

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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-229) and index.

ISBN: 1932031553

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medicine-Religious aspects
Medical personnel-Religious life
Caregivers-Religious life
Spirituality

Dewey Class. No.: WB 885 WM 61