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1. The Spiritual & Religious Roots of Nursing and Chaplaincy Tom Keighley
Chaplain - St Joseph’s Hospice
2. The Problem with History! Whose account of the story?
Which events or datum should be included?
What time frame should be chosen?
What type of analysis should be applied?
Etc …
3. Beginning at the Beginning
4. 500BC
5. The British Experience
6. The Hospitallers
7. Miss Nightingale & Friends
8. Hospital Reform Compulsory church services in Poor Law institutions
London Teaching Hospitals began to appoint their own chaplains
1946 NHS Act makes Chaplains NHS employees
1960 – first guides to chaplaincy published
1992 - College of healthcare chaplains formed
1997 – first national multi-faith working group
1999 – over 400 full-time chaplains and over 5000 spiritual support givers in UK
9. Theodicy "Essais de Théodicée sur la bonte de Dieu, la liberté de l'homme et l'origine du mal".
Leibniz 1710 (The Justice of God)
A struggle to understand why a good and omnipotent God allows the existence of evil
Where did we come from, what are we doing here, where are we going? Bonaventure
10. Interrelations Historically – chaplaincy for patients to address the questions of theodicy
Henderson onwards includes assessment of patients’ spiritual needs
Helen Orchards Study suggests chaplains spend upward to 60% of their time with staff
In a superficially secular world, there seems to be an increased need for ‘spiritual experts’
11. Modern World
12. Individual & Community Traditional assumptions are gone
Individuals are capable of being better informed about health care
Individuals are less well informed about faith traditions and spirituality
Quality of research about faith and health
Demand for chaplaincy has never been higher!
Demand for healthcare has never been higher
Quo vadis?