Coble Richard
Vanderbilt University, USA
J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2015 Mar;69(1):4-12. doi: 10.1177/1542305015572954.
The article traces the response of the hospital chaplain witnessing ungrieved death. Linking grief with cultural recognition, the article analyzes the absence of grief on the occasion of death within outcast social spheres. It then outlines the ways chaplains both participate in the cultural norms that render lives ungrievable and, conversely, in the solidarity of God, who cares for every life and death. The article closes by situating the chaplain as a liminal figure and proposing liminality itself as an opportunity for solidarity.
本文追溯了医院牧师目睹未被哀悼的死亡时的反应。文章将悲伤与文化认可联系起来，分析了在被排斥的社会领域中死亡之际悲伤的缺失。接着概述了牧师既参与使生命无法被哀悼的文化规范，又相反地参与上帝的团结，上帝关怀每一个生死。文章结尾将牧师定位为一个阈限人物，并提出阈限本身是团结的契机。
