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Religious beliefs and cultural issues

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Caring for the Dying Patient and the Family

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Pastoral care is based on the existence of God (whatever be His name) and the spiritual dimension of humanity. It is an anthropological fact that humanity, by its very nature, is prone towards a divinity, towards a god; this can also be seen from basic everyday observation. This tendency can be found in humanity in whatever age and set of circumstances; it is a common observation right across the spectrum of humankind. If this is true and if our total patient care is to be really ‘total’, then we must face up to and ‘nurse’ the spiritual dimension of the patient.

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References

  • Neuberger, J. (1987) Caring for Dying People of Different Faiths, Lisa Sainsbury Foundation Series, Austen Cornish, London.

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Further Reading

  • Cassidy, S. (1988) Sharing the Darkness, Darton, Longman and Todd, London. Lothian Community Relations Council (1984) Religious Cultures, LCRC, Edinburgh.

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  • McGilloway, O. and Myco, F. (eds) (1985) Nursing and Spiritual Care, Harper and Row, London.

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  • Sampson, C. (1982) The Neglected Ethic, McGraw-Hill, Maidenhead.

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  • Speck, P. (1988) Being There, SPCK, London.

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  • Twycross, R. (ed.) (1991) Mud and Stars, Sobel! Publications, Oxford.

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  • Walker, C. (1982) Attitudes to death and bereavement among cultural minority groups. Nursing Times, 78 (50), 2106–9.

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  1. Father Tom O’Connor
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  2. Reverend Dennis Donald
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  3. David Morrell
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  1. St Joseph’s Hospice, London, UK

    Joy Robbins (Former Senior Tutor) & Janet Moscrop (Study Centre Coordinator) (Former Senior Tutor) &  (Study Centre Coordinator)

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O’Connor, T., Donald, D., Morrell, D. (1995). Religious beliefs and cultural issues. In: Robbins, J., Moscrop, J. (eds) Caring for the Dying Patient and the Family. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3376-8_13

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