This chapter will present a multi-perspectival approach to spirituality which enables healthcare staff to work effectively within the realm of the spiritual in its plurality. It will focus on three approaches to spirituality: generic, biological and religious, offering an overview of each and pointing to some of the implications for theory and practice. The intention is to present a critical framework of approaches to spirituality that will lay a foundation for the various forms of assessment that are outlined in this book.

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The Meanings of Spirituality: A Multi-perspectival Approach to ‘the Spiritual’

  • John Swinton

摘要

This chapter will present a multi-perspectival approach to spirituality which enables healthcare staff to work effectively within the realm of the spiritual in its plurality. It will focus on three approaches to spirituality: generic, biological and religious, offering an overview of each and pointing to some of the implications for theory and practice. The intention is to present a critical framework of approaches to spirituality that will lay a foundation for the various forms of assessment that are outlined in this book.