title: Discerning lived spirituality: the reception of otherness.
abstract: A previous article focused on an analysis of prominent conceptualizations of spirituality in health care. The encompassing character of those approaches was viewed as problematic because too little attention is paid to the distinctiveness and particularities of spiritual experience. This article argues that the criteria gleaned from the prior analysis provide an impetus for a constructive discernment proposal of lived spirituality. The experience of otherness is provides a central clue to an understanding of spirituality particularly by two key terms, receptivity and transformation, as central characterizations of lived spirituality. These terms are investigated as they embrace operational potential for chaplaincy care. The article concludes with a reflection on chaplaincy care as it relates to spiritual practice.
authors.affiliation: Protestant Theological University, The Netherlands. mwalton@pthu.nl
authors.forename: Martin Neal
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Walton
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000379:methods*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D012067:Religion; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D029181:Spirituality