RT Article T1 Blessings and Cursings: The Liberating Gift of Profanity in Clinical Pastoral Education JF Journal of pastoral care & counseling VO 74 IS 3 SP 196 OP 202 A1 Gilmore, Jeremy LA English PB Sage Publishing YR 2020 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1809853729 AB Profanity, derived from the Latin for “not sacred,” has long been seen as antithetical to spirituality. Social norms around organized religion, respectability, race, gender, etc. compound this perception. In this article, I examine how the use of profanity in Clinical Pastoral Education can help students experience personal, social, and physical freedom. Association of Clinical Pastoral Education outcomes, demographic data, and a student experience provide support for this assertion. K1 Covid-19 K1 Black Lives Matter K1 Pedagogy K1 Profanity K1 liberatory education K1 Clinical Pastoral Education DO 10.1177/1542305020942742