Buddhist-Christian Resources for Spiritual Care: A Scoping Review and Projection

Despite the maturing and formalizing of Buddhist-Christian studies as an academic discipline, its practical and pastoral implications are insufficiently addressed. Most of the practical literature to date addresses spiritual care, broadly conceived, within a narrow range of sources and theories. Thi...

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Published in:Buddhist-Christian studies 2023, Vol.43 (1), p.253-260
Main Author: Bidwell, Duane R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Buddhism
Buddhists
Christianity
Christians
Clergy
Evaluation
Relations
Religion and literature
Religions
Religious literature
Social aspects
Spirituality
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Summary:Despite the maturing and formalizing of Buddhist-Christian studies as an academic discipline, its practical and pastoral implications are insufficiently addressed. Most of the practical literature to date addresses spiritual care, broadly conceived, within a narrow range of sources and theories. This scoping study identifies three primary resources offered to providers of spiritual care by scholars of Buddhist-Christian studies: an expanded theoretical base for assessment and interpretation, practices for caregiver formation and cultivation, and guidance for care with spiritually fluid people. Scholars of Buddhist-Christian studies could make at least four additional contributions to chaplaincy and spiritual care: a revised telos of care, attention to care as a site of spiritual practice, criteria for salutogenic spiritualities, and refined practices for interreligious and postcolonializing care. These potential contributions require the discipline to carefully consider methodological issues and broaden its range of sources.
ISSN:0882-0945
1527-9472
1527-9472
DOI:10.1353/bcs.2023.a907583