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Religion and death: The clerical perspective.

B Spilka¹, J D Spangler, M P Rea

¹University of Denver, Denver, Colorado.

Journal of Religion and Health

|December 7, 2013

Summary

Clergy provide crucial support to terminally ill patients and families, navigating complex emotional situations. Their spiritual and personal resources significantly impact pastoral care during end-of-life experiences.

Area of Science:

Pastoral Care and Thanatology
Sociology of Religion
Clinical Psychology

Background:

End-of-life care involves complex emotional and spiritual dynamics.
The role of clergy in supporting terminally ill patients and families is significant yet under-documented.
Understanding clergy perspectives is crucial for effective pastoral support.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the perspectives, experiences, and actions of clergy concerning terminally ill patients and their families.
To explore clergy involvement in death-work, their resources, satisfactions, doubts, and pastoral goals.
To examine the implications for training and experience in clergy end-of-life support.

Main Methods:

Descriptive report based on data from 276 clerics across fourteen different religious bodies.

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Information gathered on clergy involvement in end-of-life care, spiritual/personal resources, and views on their own mortality.

Analysis of pastoral goals, satisfactions, doubts, and background factors.

Main Results:

Clergy engage in highly emotionally charged interactions with terminally ill patients and families.
Findings detail clergy involvement in 'death-work,' their use of resources, and their outlook on their own demise.
The study highlights the significance of psychological versus spiritual roles in clergy-patient-family relationships.

Conclusions:

Clergy experiences in end-of-life care are multifaceted, involving significant emotional and spiritual dimensions.
Training and experience significantly shape clergy effectiveness in pastoral care.
The distinction between psychological and spiritual roles is a key factor in clergy support during terminal illness.