The modern mystic: a spirituality for health care workers.
Cullene Bryant
Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling 2004 DOI: 10.1177/154230500405800404 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that a deepening of one's spirituality may be the nurture required to remain fulfilled when working in health care professions, illustrated by a young chaplain's spiritual journey in a Clinical Pastoral Education program and his religious experience while ministering to a dying farmer. Proposes eight criteria or guidelines to help pastoral caregivers recognize that they may be nurtured by meeting the Holy in their caregiving acts. |
Abstract
In this essay the author suggests that a deepening of one's spirituality may be the nurture that is required to remain fulfilled when working in the health care professions; and she illustrates this thesis by tracing a young chaplain's deepening spiritual journey in a Clinical Pastoral Education program. As the young aspiring chaplain attempts to minister to Joe, a dying farmer, he embarks on a path that leads to a religious experience. The essay concludes by listing eight criteria or guidelines that may help pastoral caregivers realize that they themselves may be nurtured by meeting the Holy in their caregiving acts.