Religious Literacy in Hospice Care by Panagiotis Pentaris - 9780367585143

Taylor & Francis

Religious Literacy in Hospice CareChallenges and Controversies\nAuthor(s): Panagiotis Pentaris\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367585143, 978-0367585143\nSynopsis\nThis is the first book to explore how religion, belief and spirituality are negotiated in hospice care. Specifically, it considers the significant place that spiritual care has in hospice care and claims that the changing role of religion and belief in society highlights the need to re-examine how such identities are integrated in professional practice. \n\nUsing religious literacy as a framework, the author explores how healthcare professionals in hospice care respond to religion, belief and spiritual identities of service users. Part 1 provides a comprehensive account of the content and history of the place of religion, belief and spirituality in hospice care. Part 2 examines how these topics are negotiated in hospice care by looking at three key a.