The Essential Guide to Religious Traditions and Spirituality for Health Care Providers

Synopsis

Setting The Stage -- Spirituality And Religion : An Overview Of The Three Families Of Faith -- Spirituality, Religion, And Culture -- Spirituality And Religion : Relevance In The Clinical Setting? -- Spirituality And Religion In The Clinical Setting : Pros And Cons -- Spiritual Care In The Clinical Setting : Assessment And Application -- American Indian Spirituality -- Bahá'i Faith -- Buddhism -- Christianity -- Confucianism -- Hare Krishna -- Hinduism -- Islam -- Jainism -- Judaism -- Paganism -- Church Of Scientology -- Secularism -- Shintoism -- Sikhism -- Spiritualism -- Sufism -- Taoism -- Unitarian Universalism -- Vodou And Afro-atlantic Religions -- Zoroastrianism. Edited By Steven L. Jeffers, Michael E. Nelson, Vern Barnet, Michael C. Brannigan ; Forewords By Perry A. Pugno, Carl E. Lundstrom. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 685-695).