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Gaby Jacobs. De paradox van kracht en kwetsbaarheid. Empowerment in feministische hulpverlening en humanistisch raadswerk
No full textGaby Jacobs. De paradox van kracht en kwetsbaarheid. Empowerment in feministische hulpverlening en humanistisch raadswer
De week van... Gaby Jacobs: 'Lunch schiet er even bij in, maar het enthousiasme van de deelnemers maakt veel goed'
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Humanism as a critical, entangled, and inclusive worldview
No full textThe central question in this chapter is how to understand contemporary humanism as a worldview. Three developments in humanistic thought – towards critical, entangled, and inclusive humanism – are presented as guidelines for outlining a dynamic, contextualized, and critical view of contemporary humanism. This view critically engages with work by Dutch authors who have, over the last decades, theorized humanism as a worldview, in particular work by Jaap van Praag and Peter Derkx. Furthermore, as worldviews comprise an understanding of spirituality - an understanding of goodness that people may connect with, even in the face of severely disorienting experiences – the notion of humanist spirituality is elaborated on, on the basis of philosophical ideas by Iris Murdoch, Emmanuel Levinas, and Hannah Arendt
Chaplaincy in secularizing, plural societies
No full textThis chapter provides a conceptualization of chaplaincy in contemporary Western secularizing and plural societies. This conceptualization is grounded in an understanding of chaplaincy as care for processes of (re)orientation in life. It is argued that this view of chaplaincy does justice both to the historical religious roots of the profession and to the diverse, dynamic, and individualized ways in which people these days search for meaning. The question of what characterizes chaplaincy for a plural world is explored along three lines: in terms of chaplains’ specific competencies as specialist spiritual caregivers; by explaining the role of chaplains’ worldviews in their professionalism; and by designating the distinctive aim of chaplaincy. This aim – having a sense of orientation in life – is then specified by distinguishing characteristic goals of the profession at the micro-, meso-, and macro-level of chaplaincy
Introduction
No full textThis introduction provides a brief overview of the development of chaplaincy in contemporary Western secularizing and plural societies, and the specific history of humanist chaplaincy in the Netherlands. It discusses how these societies – where religions are no longer the obvious meaning frameworks – lack a shared language to talk about and imagine a good life in terms of what is of ultimate value. Consequently, a good life is often understood in individualistic, psychological terms, and in terms of resources. It is argued that any contemporary understanding of chaplaincy must both critically address such narrowed perspectives on a good life and accommodate all kinds of worldviews. It is explained how this volume contributes to such an understanding, inspired by decades of theorizing and practicing humanist chaplaincy in the Netherlands, offering insights for everyone providing spiritual care. Lastly, an overview of this volume’s theoretical and methodical chapters is given
Introduction
No full textThis introduction provides a brief overview of the development of chaplaincy in contemporary Western secularizing and plural societies, and the specific history of humanist chaplaincy in the Netherlands. It discusses how these societies – where religions are no longer the obvious meaning frameworks – lack a shared language to talk about and imagine a good life in terms of what is of ultimate value. Consequently, a good life is often understood in individualistic, psychological terms, and in terms of resources. It is argued that any contemporary understanding of chaplaincy must both critically address such narrowed perspectives on a good life and accommodate all kinds of worldviews. It is explained how this volume contributes to such an understanding, inspired by decades of theorizing and practicing humanist chaplaincy in the Netherlands, offering insights for everyone providing spiritual care. Lastly, an overview of this volume’s theoretical and methodical chapters is given
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