Pastoral Care, the Elderly and Hospitalization as a Rite of Passage
Date of Award
12-1996
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Religious Studies (MARS)
Department
Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Richard Grigg
Abstract
Hospitalization is a crisis and, for the elderly, often brings into sharp focus questions about the meaning of and purpose in life and one's values. ... Pastoral care can help the patient move beyond being resigned to things having happened to accept what life is today and for the future.
Recommended Citation
Beattie, Richard E., "Pastoral Care, the Elderly and Hospitalization as a Rite of Passage" (1996). Master of Arts in Religious Studies (M.A.R.S. Theses). 18.
https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/rel_theses/18
Comments
Master's thesis submitted to the faculty Sacred Heart University M.A.R.S. program in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in Religious Studies.