| dc.description.abstract | The places where chaplains perform ministry have them caring for suffering people. A common goal of psychiatry has been “to transform unbearable pain into livable disappointment”(Meador). Utilizing resources from philosophy, diverse religious and spiritual traditions, with particular emphasis on the author’s Judeo-Christian tradition, and positive psychology, the author seeks to help chaplains and other caregivers to equip suffering people to aspire for more than a livable disappointment to pursue a telos of human flourishing. Flourishing takes two forms, penultimate and ultimate. This project will take seriously the reality of pain and suffering and offer resources to pursue penultimate flourishing amid suffering and for those who desire, a path toward ultimate flourishing. Utilizing both inpatient and outpatient practices and group processes we will provide resources for well-being and ultimate flourishing. | |
