Pneumaplasticity: Rewiring the Human Soul.
We human beings continue to wrestle with our identities as spiritual people, both individually and collectively. This article proposes a synthesized perspective on human spirituality, introducing the concept of pneumaplasticity, which allows us to move beyond the spiritual limits common to several major faith traditions to see how our spiritual selves can adapt and rewire to facilitate meaning-making and continued discernment of our ever-developing senses of identity and meaning. This concept is of particular value to professionals providing spiritual care in any setting.
Allina Health, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA karen.cherwien@allina.com.
Karen Martinson
KM
Cherwien
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D019222:Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; D010327:Pastoral Care; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012944:Social Support; D029181:Spirituality
human spiritualilty; pneumaplasticity; spiritual care