ABSTRACT
This partially autobiographical article is presented as a chapter in the narrative of the evolution of research methodology in the social sciences and the impact that evolution has had on pastoral/spiritual care research as the author has experienced and observed it during the latter part of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st century.
Subject(s)
Pastoral Care/education , Pastoral Care/standards , Religion and Medicine , Spirituality , Anecdotes as Topic , Chaplaincy Service, Hospital , Evidence-Based Medicine , Humans , Research Design , SpiritualismABSTRACT
On August 20, 2013, Terry Bard, John Carr, and Steve Ivy had a 50-minute conversation about the shift that has been taking place in Canada and the United States in the practice, and the language about that practice, of persons and professional associations that have historic roots in the modern pastoral care and counseling movement. The conversation was digitally recorded, by agreement among the three participants, and is posted on the internet as a stimulus to further conversation.