Cadge, Wendy,

Paging God : religion in the halls of medicine / Wendy Cadge. - xii, 293 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-284) and index.

In the beginning : a tour -- Looking back : glimpses of religion and spirituality in the history of academic medical centers -- From symbols to silence : the design and use of hospital chapels -- Wholeness, presence, and hope : the perspectives of hospital chaplains -- Essential or optional? : how hospitals shape the professional tasks of chaplains -- Spirituality and religion in intensive care : staff's perspectives and professional responses -- Why sickness and death? : religion and spirituality in the ways intensive care unit staff make meaning -- Managing death : the personal and institutional 'dirty work' of chaplains -- Conclusion : looking forward.

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Religion and Medicine.
Spiritual Therapies.
Chaplaincy Service, Hospital.
Pastoral Care.
Medicine--Religious aspects.
Chaplains, Hospital--United States.
Hospitals--Sociological aspects.
Chaplains, Hospital--United States.
Hospitals--Sociological aspects.
Medicine--Religious aspects.

R 725.55 .C33 2012