Pastoral Products or Pastoral Care? How Marketplace Language Affects Ministry in Veterans Hospitals
The author describes a veterans hospital context of healthcare ministry in which marketplace terminology, adopted institutionally, also impacts the Chaplain Service. He highlights specific elements of this commercialization of pastoral care, such as computerized documentation of “spiritual products”...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Sage Publishing
2006
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Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Έτος: 2006, Τόμος: 60, Τεύχος: 4, Σελίδες: 363-367 |
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| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Μη ηλεκτρονικά
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| Σύνοψη: | The author describes a veterans hospital context of healthcare ministry in which marketplace terminology, adopted institutionally, also impacts the Chaplain Service. He highlights specific elements of this commercialization of pastoral care, such as computerized documentation of “spiritual products” delivered in increments of ten minute units. Noting the power of language both to describe and create realities, the author suggests likely risks accompanying benefits of healthcare chaplaincy carried out on marketplace terms. |
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| ISSN: | 2167-776X |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/154230500606000405 |