Chronic Illness, Spirituality, and Healing

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Michael J. Stoltzfus, Rebecca Green

      Pages 1-12

3. Chronic Illness and Healing: Blending Biomedical Care with Spiritual Practice

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Spirituality, Chronic Illness, and Healing: Unique Challenges and Opportunities

      • Michael J. Stoltzfus, Rebecca Green

      Pages 15-45

   3. Spiritual Direction as Psychospiritual Care for Women with Autoimmune Diseases

      • Kelly Arora

      Pages 47-63

   4. Beyond Coping: Spirituality and Filipina Transnationals with Experience of Breast Cancer

      • Ofelia O. Villero, Nancy J. Burke

      Pages 65-84

   5. Pathophysiologic Basis and Application of Spiritual Healing Practices in Chronic Illness

      • Ruth Stanley

      Pages 85-114

   6. Origins and Applications of Music in Chronic Illness: Role of the Voice, Ancient Chant Scales, and Autonomic Nervous System

      • Ruth Stanley

      Pages 115-140

   7. Yoga and Chronic Illness

      • Amy Holte, Paul J. Mills

      Pages 141-163

4. Chronic Illness: Inter-Religious, Cross-Cultural, and Narrative Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165

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   2. The Zen of Healing: Making Friends with Chronic Illness

      • Paula Arai

      Pages 167-181

   3. Heartbreak Hotei: Spirituality and Metabolic Syndrome

      • Christine A. James

      Pages 183-198

   4. The Role of Religious Beliefs, Practices, and Metaphors in the Coping Strategies of Rare Disease Patients in Romania

      • Salomea Popoviciu, Ioan Popoviciu, Delia Birle, Serban Olah, Paul Negrut

      Pages 199-216

   5. Native American Issues Involving Diabetes and Balance

      • Lavonna L. Lovern, Danielle R. Costello

      Pages 217-237

   6. Ifá Divination: A Method of Diagnosing and Treating Chronic Illnesses/Àmódi among Yoruba People

      • Akinmayowa Akin-Otiko

      Pages 239-252

   7. Inanna’s Way: A Personal Journey into the Underworld

      • Ruth Krall

      Pages 253-270

   8. In Spite of: Reflecting on My Son’s Pain and Suffering

      • Noel Boyle

      Pages 271-288

   9. Spirituality, Chronic Illness, and Healing: Concluding Remarks and Ongoing Inquiry

      • Michael J. Stoltzfus, Rebecca Green

      Pages 289-294

5. Back Matter

   Pages 295-308

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Fusing the disciplines of health care, spiritual care, and social services, this book examines the relationship between chronic illness and spirituality. Contributors include professionals working in traditional, holistic and integrative clinical settings, as well as religious studies scholars and spiritual practitioners.

• care
• diabetes
• Nation
• religious studies
• service
• spirituality
• Transnational

"Chronic illness has received little attention within the literature of religious studies, and even then it has rarely been explored through interreligious and interdisciplinary lenses. This thoughtful collection of essays makes a significant contribution toward holistic understandings of chronic illness and extends our sense of how this topic might fruitfully intersect with other areas of study." - Debbie Creamer, Interim Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Iliff School of Theology, US

"The strong link between healing and spirituality has long been known in western medicine and eastern philosophy. Yet here the authors bring a fresh perspective with scholarship and compassion to the situations described. Their approach provides practitioners who serve the chronically ill with new ideas and alternatives." - Mary de Chesnay, Professor, Kennesaw State University, US

• Valdosta State University, Valdosta, USA

  Michael J. Stoltzfus, Rebecca Green

Paula Arai, Louisiana State University and Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women, USA Kelly Arora, Regis University School of Pharmacy and the Iliff School of Theology, USA Noel Boyle, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Belmont University, USA Nancy J. Burke, PhD, University of California, San Francisco, USA Amy Holte, UCSD Centers for Mindfulness and Integrative Medicine, USA Ruth Stanley, St. Benedict's Monastery and Holistic Services for the CentraCare Heart and Vascular Center, USA Christine A. James, Valdosta State University, USA Ruth Krall, Goshen College, USA Lavonna L. Lovern, Central Methodist College, USA Paul J. Mills, University of California, San Diego, USA Delia Birle, University of Oradea, Romania Paul Negrut, Emanuel University of Oradea, Romania Serban Olah, University of Oradea, Romania Salomea Popoviciu, University of Emanuel, Oradea, Romania Ioan Popoviciu, Emanuel University of Oradea, Romania Heather H. Vacek, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, USA Ofelia O. Villero, USA Akinmayowa Akin-Otiko, Dominican Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria

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