‘Be in Touch’ – A Kristevan Model of Spirituality in Health Care Education
Keywords:
adobe brick, vernacular construction, production process, knowledge from experience, language, belonging, love, alterity, transcendence, patient/personAbstract
Spirituality is impossible to define. It is like trying to catch flowing water in the hand. Its very fluidity brings it alive. Spirituality is more than the religious or the theological; it is partof being human. Spirituality cannot be defined but it is possible to attempt to devise models of it. Imperfect models can still be reflections and glimpses into the vital flow. A new model is proposed here working with the insights of Julia Kristeva, the Bulgarian/French post- structuralist, semiologist, and psychoanalyst. Applying Kristevan themes to Health Care can be fruitful as she is concerned with therapy and mental health. Definitions of spirituality (single ideas or short phrases) have been attempted in contemporary Health Care, though some modelling is also apparent. Consideration of pastoral relationships and activities in particular environments are foundational for approaches to spirituality in Health Care and this inter-relational dynamic is reflected in Kristeva’s oeuvre.
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