How Muslim and Non-Muslim Chaplains Serve Muslim Patients? Does the Interfaith Chaplaincy Model have Room for Muslims' Experiences?

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-61

  Abu Ras, Wahiba ^a   Laird, Lance ^b  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaplaincy; Health care; Interfaith approach; Muslims; NYC hospitals; Religion; Spiritual care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLERGY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; PATIENT; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

CLERGY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISLAM; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 79952040197     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9357-4     Document Type: Article

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