Engaging religious experience in stroke rehabilitation.
In this article, I respond to the problem of engaging with religious experience in health care environments. In particular, I illuminate the relational aspects of religious experience in the context of stroke rehabilitation by providing a commentary on data gathered from existing qualitative research and personal narratives in the acute and rehabilitation phases of stroke recovery. In so doing, I address the necessary balance of empathy and alterity in the art of resonant listening. I also provide some critical reflections on interdisciplinary approaches to engaging with religious experience with reference to a largely overlooked group of health care professionals-hospital chaplains.
Mundle
Robert G
RG
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada. robert.mundle@utoronto.ca
D000328:Adult; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019222:Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; D009228:Mysticism; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D010327:Pastoral Care; D029181:Spirituality; D020521:Stroke / Q000523:psychology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation