How do people create meaning in their lives? How do they cope with unsettling events? Which are the choices a person may have to make when confronted with sickness or death? What is the place of spiritual care in our society and what is the spiritual care giver's specific task? These and similar questions are focused on in the master programme Spiritual Care.
Formerly people often found answers to existential questions in their traditional, inherited religion. Nowadays, however, the position of religion and spirituality has changed considerably, and so has the role of the church and of the clergy. while there is a great supply in the field of “meaning and world view”. This may be observed in decreased church attendances, whereas simultaneously there is an enormous interest in spiritual literature.
People search for life orientation and meaning in many different ways. This is of great consequence to the spiritual care giver’s discipline and profession.
