title: Spiritual opportunities in the liminal rites of hospitalization.
abstract: This paper describes the way in which a hospital stay functions as a period of liminality. The opportunities for transformation inherent in such an experience are examined, with special attention given to the role of the hospital chaplain as the "ritual leader" who can help facilitate the movement through liminality and into wholeness.
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authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hallstein