Nursing the Spirit - Care, Public Life, and the Dignity of Vulnerable Strangers

Don Grant investigates the subtle ways that nurses at an academic medical center incorporate spirituality into their care work. Developing a new understanding of the social significance of religion, Nursing the Spirit recasts the intersection of science and spirituality by centering the perspectives of the people who provide care.

List of contents

Preface
1. Religion and Care of the Stranger
2. The History of Caritas in Health Care
3. Craft Versions of Religious Authority
4. Second-Guessing Talk About Spirituality
5. Pathways to Spiritual Meaning and Emotional Dead Ends
6. Styles of Spiritual Care
7. Bridging Science and Spirituality Through Storytelling
8. Restoring the Sanctity Once Bestowed on Humanity
Notes
References
Index

About the author

Don Grant is professor of sociology at the University of Colorado, where he is a fellow at the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute and directs the Social Innovation and Care, Health, and Resilience programs. He is also a recently ordained minister in the United Church of Christ who works with communities to design programs that address injustices revealed by the pandemic and climate crisis. Grant is a coauthor of Super Polluters: Tackling the World’s Largest Sites of Climate-Disrupting Emissions (Columbia, 2020).

Summary

Don Grant investigates the subtle ways that nurses at an academic medical center incorporate spirituality into their care work. Developing a new understanding of the social significance of religion, Nursing the Spirit recasts the intersection of science and spirituality by centering the perspectives of the people who provide care.

Product details

• Authors: Don Grant, Grant Don
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2023
• EAN: 9780231200509
• ISBN: 978-0-231-20050-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; MEDICAL / Ethics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, Nursing, LAW / Medical Law & Legislation, MEDICAL / Nursing / Social, Ethical & Legal Issues, Sociology & anthropology, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medicolegal issues, Nursing Sociology, Social groups: religious groups and communities, social science; medical