Spirituality and End-of-Life Care

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Spirituality and End-of-Life Care features a foreword by Keith G. Meador, and serves as a companion book for Hospice Foundation of America’s Living with Grief® program.

Table of Contents

The seventeen chapters and multiple sidebars offer valuable information on providing sensitive and effective spiritual care at the end of life. Doka, K.J. (Ed) (2011) Washington, DC, Hospice Foundation of America, 247 pp. This book is indexed.

Foreword (Keith G. Meador)

Acknowledgments

Part I: Spirituality and End-of-Life Care

Spirituality, Religion, and End-of-Life Care (Betty Ferrell and Susan Thrane)
Spirituality, Death, Loss, and Grief: A Life Cycle Perspective (Kenneth J. Doka)
The Spiritual History: Listening to the Whole Story (Christina M. Puchalski)
Ethical Dilemmas and Spiritual Care near the End of Life (Nancy Berlinger and Bruce Jennings)
The Role of Ritual at the End of Life (Pamela Baird)
Legacy and Spirituality at the End of Life (Gary S. Fink)
A Transdiciplinary Approach to Spiritual Care (Linda F. Piotrowski)
Spiritual Needs and Nursing Care (Reinette Powers Murray)
Spiritual Care: An Organizational Perspective (Richard B. Fife)

Part II: Spiritual Perspectives on End-of-Life Care

Jewish Perspectives on End-of-Life Care (Barry M. Kinzbrunner)
Discovering the Sacrament of the Present Moment: Catholic Spiritual Practices at the End of Life (Tina Picchi)
The Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science) and End-of-Life Care (Kenneth J. Doka)
Orthodoxy: Theology and Ritual at the End of Life (Stanley S. Harakas)
Jehovah’s Witnesses and End-of-Life Care (Kenneth J. Doka)
Caring for Protestants: Asking the Right Questions (Sarah W. Nichols)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saitns and End-of-Life Care (Kenneth J. Doka)
Islamic Spirituality and End-of-Life Care: Guidelines for Chaplains and Counselors (Yahya Hendi)
Hindu Perspectives on End-of-Life Care (Suhita Chopra Chatterjee)
Buddhist Perspectives on End-of-Life Care (Betty J. Kramer)
Spiritual Care for Agnostics and Atheists at the End of Life (Marilyn Smith-Stoner)
New Age and Old Age Spiritualities: End-of-Life Care for Wiccans, Pagans, and Nature Spiritualists (Marilyn Smith-Stoner)

Index