Meerduidig en meervoudig

Interreligieuze en interculturele dialoog in geestelijke verzorging

Samenvatting

Recent publications by Aad de Jong on interreligious dialogue en Anke Liefbroer on interfaith spiritual care offer differing approaches to the field. De Jong advocates a witnessing, dialogical approach by the religious worker in the conversation between members of various religions. Liefbroer assumes a more neutral, facilitating role for the spiritual care giver in a landscape colored by multiple religious belonging. These differences give rise to reflections on the nature of witnessing, both in a personal and professional sense; on the multiple layers of language acts; on the plural nature of identify and religious identification; and on the goals of spiritual care and chaplaincy.