Terminal illness and the experience of God: a qualitative study of the transitional stage

Rhéa Thérese Plouffe

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Terminal illness and the experience of God: a qualitative study of the transitional stage

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Rhéa Thérese Plouffe. Terminal Illness and the Experience of God: a Qualitative Study of the Transitional Stage. St. Stephen's College University of Alberta. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/6a7e9e38-01aa-4c32-bd22-a6cc83c2d170.

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R. T. Plouffe. Terminal illness and the experience of God: a qualitative study of the transitional stage. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/6a7e9e38-01aa-4c32-bd22-a6cc83c2d170

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Rhéa Thérese Plouffe. Terminal Illness and the Experience of God: a Qualitative Study of the Transitional Stage. St. Stephen's College University of Alberta. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/6a7e9e38-01aa-4c32-bd22-a6cc83c2d170.

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Rhéa Thérese Plouffe

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This study explores how terminally ill persons journey to God and how ministers might facilitate and share in their journey. The terminally ill and dying are privileged to the vision of God. The research helps us to become more aware of the ways in which God's Mystery is revealed in the final transition of life. It can also help health care professionals see that the mystic path is a route for radical transformation of the self. The lived experiences of the terminally ill are untapped resources. Their stories can help the Church better understand the spiritual dimension of the struggle with suffering, illness, and death and help the Church envision new ways for delivering pastoral care to dying persons. This study is qualitative in nature, blending Grounded Theory methods, as developed by Glaser and Strauss, and a heuristic method. The study concludes with implications for ministry to the terminally ill.

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