Professional Chaplaincy and Clinical Pastoral Education Should Become More Scientific: Yes and No

By Larry VandeCreek

Professional Chaplaincy and Clinical Pastoral Education Should Become More Scientific: Yes and No examines the widespread ambivalence among pastoral caregivers and educators over the growing inclusion of science in pastoral care and counseling methodologies. Twenty-three seasoned professionals in the field give candid and sometimes emotional accounts of their interest in--and reservations about--the role scientific research plays in their profession. Some authors look at the issue from a historical perspective; others voice additional concerns. A few make concrete proposals on how chaplaincy can become more scientific. The result is a unique insight into the relationship between the secular and the religious.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789022389
• ISBN13: 9780789022387
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"