Hindu Approaches to Spiritual Care
Showing how spiritual care is practiced in a variety of different contexts such as healthcare, detention and higher education, as well as settings that may not have formal chaplaincy arrangements, this book offers an original and unique resource for Hindu chaplains to understand and practice spiritual care in a way that is authentic to their own tradition and that meets the needs of Hindus. It offers a Hindu perspective for all chaplains to inform their caregiving to Hindus.
The book explores the theological and metaphysical roots of Hindu chaplaincy and puts forward the case for Hindu chaplaincy as a valuable spiritual practice. It covers the issues that arise in specific locations, such as college, healthcare, prison, military and the corporate sector. Chapters also examine Hindu pastoral care offered in other, 'non-chaplaincy' settings, such as LGBT centres, social justice work and environmental activism.
Made up of some 30 essays by chaplains, scholars and other important voices in the field, Hindu Approaches to Spiritual Care provides spiritual caregivers with a comprehensive theoretical and practical approach to the relationship of Hinduism and chaplaincy.
Vineet Chander is Coordinator for Hindu Life and Hindu Chaplain at Princeton University, and the Veera and Sam S. Jain Scholar of Vedanta Studies at New York University. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the George Washington University Law School. He is also co-author of Hindu Chaplaincy (OCHS, 2017).
Lucinda Mosher, Th.D, is Faculty Associate in Interfaith Studies at Hartford Seminary (Connecticut); former director of its Multifaith Chaplaincy Program; and author of various books and articles pertaining to spiritual care in multireligious contexts and other interreligious concerns. She is based in northeast Florida, where she operates NeighborFaith Consultancy.