Transforming Chaplaincy: The George Fitchett Reader

Evidence-based medicine has transformed contemporary medical practice. For over twenty-five years, George Fitchett has been a pioneering advocate of the view that evidence-based spiritual care can, and should, equally transform chaplaincy. This book collects a key selection from his ground-breaking research. As models of good research practice, these papers demonstrate the real-world value of research and introduce their readers to issues that have continuing importance to spiritual care and professional chaplaincy. As such, this collection offers an ideal introduction to spiritual-care research. The collection is complemented by three essays, specially commissioned from observers well-positioned to comment on future directions for both professional chaplaincy and spiritual-care research.

Steve Nolan is Spiritual Care Lead at Princess Alice Hospice, Surrey, UK, and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Winchester, UK.

Annelieke Damen is a PhD candidate at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Her research focuses on outcomes of chaplaincy and spiritual care.