Forgiveness and Health: Psycho-spiritual Integration and the Promotion of Better Healthcare
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Description
Psychology and religiousness/spirituality continue to be perceived as incongruent and incompatible, often resulting in a disconnection and suboptimal level of collaboration between the two fields to the detriment of healthcare. Nevertheless, forgiveness, or an absence of ill will, is a construct central to both mainstream world religion/spirituality and the field of psychology. Understanding and recognizing the construct of forgiveness and its mutually central application can foster increased collaboration between the fields. As a result, individually and collectively, the two fields will be better able to expand and further develop their many shared principles in the service of better healthcare.
Citation Information
Webb, Jon R.; Toussaint, Loren; and Conway-Williams, Elizabeth. 2012. Forgiveness and Health: Psycho-spiritual Integration and the Promotion of Better Healthcare. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy. Vol.18(1-2). 57-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2012.667317 PMID: 22546047 ISSN: 0885-4726