title: How has liberation theology influenced my practice?
abstract: In this paper, I would like to share with readers some concepts from liberation theology in relation to Christian nursing. First, I present liberation theology to explore its concepts and how they can shed light on Christian nursing. I introduce liberation theology and discuss the three concepts of relevance to Christian nursing: emancipatory knowing, contextual mindedness and socioeconomic inequality. Two case studies will be described to revisit the importance of building a rapport, learning the patient's story in a humble and respectful way, and addressing the social inequality and heath disparity of which we should be aware in a patient-nurse encounter. The possibility for collaboration between theologians and Christian nurses should be further explored in the future.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China. zehippo@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Zenobia C Y
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D002835:Christianity; D009729:Nursing