St. Andrew's University sociological review 46(2) 97-126 Dec 2012
The discussion of language in Buddhism has contributed to a theoretical understanding of spiritual care. In theoretical studies of spiritual care in Japan, however, language has never been an issue. The existing spiritual care theories offered by ...
St. Andrew's University sociological review 45(2) 119-147 Mar 2012
This is the third part of my project on spiritual care theory. Waldemar Kippes, a Catholic Father from Germany, has developed spiritual care theory in Japan based on his Christian faith. What is spiritual care theory of Kippes? Among his proposed ...
St. Andrew's University sociological review 44(2) 247-279 Mar 2011
In this paper, theory of spiritual care by Toshiyuki Kubotera, in conjunction with his concepts of spiritual pain, and of spiritualitys discussed. In the first section, Kubotera's theoretical distinction between spiritual pain, on the one hand, an...
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