Daniel S. Schipani

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First sentence:

"Globalization and the manifestations of post-modernity are key factors that inform the social context of spiritual care practices in our time."

Footnote provides an excellent working "account" of postmodernity as context:

"We work with a straightforward account of postmodernity: a pluralist society in which not only are many theories and worldviews tolerated and accepted but there is also a profound suspicion of grand theories and theologies, of systems which make claims to truth (which are viewed as inadequate to reality and coercive)."… (mer)

Compilation of essays from a variety of faith practices on spiritual care.

The editor, Daniel S. Schipani, focuses on the caring outcome and practicums that are scientifically demonstrable. He also provides, in the last chapter, a proposal for understanding "human spirit" as something that is "not collapsed into either our psychological views of 'mind' or our theologically specific conceptualizations about 'spirit'." [169]

While this is aspirational, he offers an inclusive functionalist definition, with three interrelated dimensions -- Vision, Virtue, and Vocation. Many of these proposals actually "work" -- it turns out that views of "good life" and morality are remarkably universal.… (mer)