Pastoral theological reflections on caregiving and religious pluralism

Authors

  • Kathleen Greider Claremont School of Theology.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7213/pp.v3i2.13226

Keywords:

Religious pluralism, Religious caregivers, Openness, Self-reflexivity, Care, Theology.

Abstract

In this essay, I take up the topic of what is required of religious caregivers to “open up” to persons of different faiths.1 Religious pluralism is a crucial focus for reflection on caregiving because of the obvious increase in recent years of interreligious encounter in everyday life and in the practices of caregiving. I explore this topic, first, by making explicit some of the challenges inherent in interreligious caregiving. This is an important first step in light of the risks of romanticism and simplification with regard to openness and interreligious care. In the remainder of the essay, from my religious location within Christianity, I offer pastoral theological reflections on caregiving in light of religious pluralism by means of two methods commonly employed in the field: self-reflexivity and reflection on a specific relationship of care. 

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Author Biography

Kathleen Greider, Claremont School of Theology.

Doctor, senior staff clinician and supervisor at The Clinebell Institute and also professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Claremont School of Theology and Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California - USA

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Published

2011-10-06

How to Cite

Greider, K. (2011). Pastoral theological reflections on caregiving and religious pluralism. Pistis Praxis, 3(2), 449–465. https://doi.org/10.7213/pp.v3i2.13226

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