Abstract
In multicultural and multifaith societies spiritual caregivers increasingly meet clients with diverse (non-)religious or spiritual orientations. We investigate how this religious and spiritual (R/S) diversity is dealt with by spiritual caregivers working in healthcare settings, the military, and prisons. Based on a survey among spiritual caregivers (n = 208) in a secularized, European country (The Netherlands), this study shows how spiritual caregivers’ personal as well as organizational factors relate to attitudes to R/S diversity. Spiritual caregivers who draw from several religious traditions in their lives have more positive views on spiritual caregiving to patients with another R/S orientation than theirs than those drawing from none or a singular tradition. Furthermore, authorization by a religious or Humanistic institution seldom relates to how R/S diversity is perceived, but the position of spiritual caregivers within various organizational settings and the way in which spiritual caregivers work does.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 110-129 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- interfaith
- multiple religious belonging
- organization
- religious diversity
- Spiritual care