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- Title
Becoming Sanctuary.
- Authors
Chase, Jacqueline
- Abstract
During times of illness, caregivers become sanctuary to the one who is without sickness. Reflections from clinical cases are interwoven with theoretical concepts from Process Philosophy, Jewish and Christian Theology, and Ethics. The immanence of God/Buddha/the Divine Being with us in our time of suffering is explored. Sanctuary manifests compassion through a pastoral practice of deep listening that hears the ill person into speech. Sanctuary is protection from the life-saving medical technology used in response to illness, the painful symptoms that impact both patient and caregivers, and the anxiety of loving family members. Sanctuary restores and protects relationships during the last days and hours of our lives.
- Subjects
CAREGIVERS; PROCESS philosophy; IMMANENCE of God; COMPASSION in Buddhism; SUFFERING; PSYCHOLOGY of the sick; PASTORAL theology
- Publication
Pastoral Psychology, 2011, Vol 60, Issue 1, p27
- ISSN
0031-2789
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11089-010-0281-z