Multi-faith Chaplaincy’s Outcomes-Based Measures: The Tail that Wags the Dog

Abstract The current manner of practicing chaplaincy in health care is one which prizes the multi-faith chaplain. When one asks multi-faith chaplain, “To whom are you beholden?” they will respond, “The patient.” This is evident in the way that chaplaincy is currently practiced and taught, which priz...

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Published in:Christian bioethics 2024-02, Vol.30 (1), p.48-56
Main Author: Tenorio, Addison S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Abstract The current manner of practicing chaplaincy in health care is one which prizes the multi-faith chaplain. When one asks multi-faith chaplain, “To whom are you beholden?” they will respond, “The patient.” This is evident in the way that chaplaincy is currently practiced and taught, which prizes the use of psychology over recourse to theology. Chaplaincy’s recourse to practices whose aims are directed toward the efficient rather than the eternal challenges its original telos. This paper looks at this question by blending a Catholic and Engelhardtian approach to conclude that chaplains should recognize that they are beholden to God, rather than to patients’ autonomy.
ISSN:1380-3603
1744-4195
DOI:10.1093/cb/cbad028