Spiritual Care and Clinical Practice Transformed: At the Intersection of Vulnerability & Awe

"This curated collection of essays provides precious insight into the role of spirituality in clinical care. This is an area of medicine where many of us lack the knowledge, language, and tools to best serve our patients. I am delighted to find a book that fills that gap." Abraham Verghese MD, Professor of Medicine, Stanford University "This kaleidoscopic volume offers a refreshing take on spiritual care. It centers humanist values, upending time-worn assumptions to reframe resilience as "care activism" and models a decolonializing praxis that opens possibilities for holistic healing. In unearthing and uprooting what is not life-giving in hospital chaplaincy and capitalist-driven health systems, the authors kindle hope that a deep regard for shared vulnerability and interdependence will cultivate flourishing." Rev. Susan Conrad, BCC, MDiv, ACPE Certified Educator (UCSF) & National Faculty "This book truly transforms how we understand the collective care of persons globally. Anyone with interest in caring for people should read this anthology." Emmanuel Y. Lartey, PhD, DD (Honoris Causa) Charles Howard Candler Professor of Spiritual Care, Emory University Our goal is to start a new spiritual care discourse and widen the lens of spiritual care, providing a more capacious, humanist methodology that demonstrates how the sharing of our respective spiritual skills will enhance the work of each discipline in healthcare. In turn, these changes could lead to much needed cultural shifts and social transformation for a more holistic person-centered care and less moral distress for healthcare workers. This anthology addresses key gaps in the current spiritual care literature, highlighting the shared transdisciplinary skills clinicians possess to support patients' and families' emotional and spiritual needs, as well as our individual and collective vulnerability in hospital settings. Lori Klein (MA, JD, BCC) is a rabbi and board-certified chaplain at Stanford Health Care and Montage Health. Calvin Chou (MD, PhD) is Professor of Medicine at UCSF (UC San Francisco) in internal medicine. Hellena Moon (AM, MDiv, PhD) is a writer and independent scholar (part-time at Oglethorpe University).