Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling
Volume 67:4
2013
Editorial Just after the publication of the last issue of The Journal I learned of the death of my editorial predecessor, Dr. Orlo C. Strunk. I had worked with Orlo in a variety of capacities. He was a dear friend and colleague who I got to know much more personally as he and I shared the editorial management of JPCP Inc. His dry wit, dignity, scholarly and professional acumen were helpful elements in his mentoring and colleagueship. Our In Memoriam to him records his many accomplishments that have benefited so many over the years. Our weekly meetings brought me into his family and him into mine, and we achieved a unique and open trust and comradeship. Along with so many others, I miss him deeply. Even now, as I manage the editorial helm of JPCP, he whispers words of guidance and encouragement over my shoulder. May his memory be for a blessing. This issue of JPC&C includes thoughts, research, and reflections of colleagues from many disciplines invested in the pastoral and spiritual dimensions of care. Marco Martinuz et al, Do you want some spiritual support? is the result of an interdisciplinary team of caregivers in Switzerland who raised the question about patient wishes for spiritual support from chaplains and nurses. Jerry Carter and his colleagues, From Bedside to Graveside, studied chaplain stress when called upon to officiate at funeral services for patients and staff members. Psychiatrists Sally Severino and Nancy Morrison, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly’s Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, reflect on unrepaired shame using a classic literary work as a template for something to consider in pastoral and spiritual counseling settings. Meaza Woldenmichael and his colleagues, Christian Pastoral Care and Psychotherapy, discuss the need for theoretical and role clarity in the context of Christian pastoral/spiritual care and psychotherapy in Belgium. David Alexander, With Doug, writes from a military context and offers an Eastern OrthodoxGestalt framework for pastoral psychotherapy in the armed forces. Together, the authors in this issue of The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling represent a variety of sectors in which pastoral and spiritual care represents an important component of peoples’ lives. Multidisciplinary work and research demonstrate an increasing global understanding that the caring for others is a holistic enterprise in which all contributors learn from each other in order to provide more comprehensive care. I also want to draw attention to the topic highlighted by Media Editor Florence Gelo. Flo offers a thoughtful invitation to consider a quickly emerging arena that is likely to involve pastoral/spiritual caregivers as the genetic revolution becomes a shaping reality of all. She offers some media resources that might be of interest and assistance to so many chaplains and pastoral/spiritual caregivers. As always, I invite our readers to let us know if there are areas of particular interest that you would like us to encourage authors to consider. Happy holidays.
Terry R. Bard 1
Downloaded from pcc.sagepub.com by guest on June 4, 2016
Volume 67:4
2013
Editorial Just after the publication of the last issue of The Journal I learned of the death of my editorial predecessor, Dr. Orlo C. Strunk. I had worked with Orlo in a variety of capacities. He was a dear friend and colleague who I got to know much more personally as he and I shared the editorial management of JPCP Inc. His dry wit, dignity, scholarly and professional acumen were helpful elements in his mentoring and colleagueship. Our In Memoriam to him records his many accomplishments that have benefited so many over the years. Our weekly meetings brought me into his family and him into mine, and we achieved a unique and open trust and comradeship. Along with so many others, I miss him deeply. Even now, as I manage the editorial helm of JPCP, he whispers words of guidance and encouragement over my shoulder. May his memory be for a blessing. This issue of JPC&C includes thoughts, research, and reflections of colleagues from many disciplines invested in the pastoral and spiritual dimensions of care. Marco Martinuz et al, Do you want some spiritual support? is the result of an interdisciplinary team of caregivers in Switzerland who raised the question about patient wishes for spiritual support from chaplains and nurses. Jerry Carter and his colleagues, From Bedside to Graveside, studied chaplain stress when called upon to officiate at funeral services for patients and staff members. Psychiatrists Sally Severino and Nancy Morrison, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly’s Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, reflect on unrepaired shame using a classic literary work as a template for something to consider in pastoral and spiritual counseling settings. Meaza Woldenmichael and his colleagues, Christian Pastoral Care and Psychotherapy, discuss the need for theoretical and role clarity in the context of Christian pastoral/spiritual care and psychotherapy in Belgium. David Alexander, With Doug, writes from a military context and offers an Eastern OrthodoxGestalt framework for pastoral psychotherapy in the armed forces. Together, the authors in this issue of The Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling represent a variety of sectors in which pastoral and spiritual care represents an important component of peoples’ lives. Multidisciplinary work and research demonstrate an increasing global understanding that the caring for others is a holistic enterprise in which all contributors learn from each other in order to provide more comprehensive care. I also want to draw attention to the topic highlighted by Media Editor Florence Gelo. Flo offers a thoughtful invitation to consider a quickly emerging arena that is likely to involve pastoral/spiritual caregivers as the genetic revolution becomes a shaping reality of all. She offers some media resources that might be of interest and assistance to so many chaplains and pastoral/spiritual caregivers. As always, I invite our readers to let us know if there are areas of particular interest that you would like us to encourage authors to consider. Happy holidays.
Terry R. Bard 1
Downloaded from pcc.sagepub.com by guest on June 4, 2016
