Download The Vision of Hope A Spiritual Perspective

Chaplain Caroline Flanders
Hope
Hope [definition]:
A feeling of desire for something and confidence in
the possibility of its fulfillment.
To trust, expect, or believe.
A Glimpse
at World Religions
Religion
San Diego County
United States
Percent that affiliate with a religion
1.23%
49.19%
Catholic
31.35%
13.08%
Latter Day Saints (LDS)
1.35%
1.85%
Baptist
1.23%
13.66%
Episcopalian
0.46%
0.55%
Pentecostal
0.72%
1.84%
Lutheran
0.94%
4.91%
Methodist
1.05%
6.08%
Presbyterian
0.78%
1.22%
Other Christian
2.58%
5.60%
Jewish
2.09%
0.25%
Eastern (includes Hindu and Buddhist)
0.08%
0.06%
Islam
0.26%
0.09%
Source: Sperling’s Group/Fast Forward Inc. via http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/california/san_diego
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 2007 Survey
• Based on interviews with more than 35,000 Americans age 18
and older, the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey finds that
religious affiliation in the U.S. is both very diverse and
extremely fluid.
• More than one-quarter of American adults (28%) have left the
faith in which they were raised in favor of another religion - or
no religion at all.
• The survey finds that the number of people who say they are
unaffiliated with any particular faith today (16.1%) is more than
double the number who say they were not affiliated with any
particular religion as children.
• Among Americans ages 18-29, one-in-four say they are not
currently affiliated with any particular religion.
“Despite popular misconceptions, there are almost no religious rules
against donating organs or receiving transplants. A few
denominations ban these practices, and a few others have rules that
are not models of clarity. But for most of mainstream Christianity,
Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, organ donations and
transplants are allowed or even encouraged.” (Belief.net)
Spirituality
Spirituality [definition]:
A secular, or nonreligious, definition of spirituality may
emphasize humanistic ideas or virtues such as
forgiveness, love, tolerance, compassion, patience,
responsibility, and concern for others, without necessarily
embracing faith in a divine being or metaphysical reality.
Spiritual Assessment
Four basic spiritual needs that all patients share may be
identified as:
• To find meaning in life
• To have a sense of the transcendent, or divine
• To relate healthily to God, other people, and nature
• To experience inner awareness, creativity, and
freedom
Clinebell PhD, Howard. Basic Types of Pastoral Care and Counseling: Resources for the Ministry of Healing and Growth (1966)
Donation:
A Personal Choice
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