Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
J Relig Health. 2021 Aug;60(4):2810-2829. doi: 10.1007/s10943-021-01215-8. Epub 2021 Mar 8.
The use of the religious experience to mitigate suffering within the context of a cancer diagnosis and treatment is poorly understood. Specifically, in this article, we explore suffering and the religious experience using Howard Thurman's theological perspective. This perspective permits an exploration of the ways in which spirituality enables African American cancer patients to better manage suffering through: (1) a positive self-image as a child of God or the identification with the sufferings of Jesus; (2) seeking harmony in one's environment; (3) the use of spirituality as self-nourishment; and, (4) the perspective of suffering as sacrament. In this paper, we use the narratives of African American cancer patients to argue that these theological perspectives are indeed relevant to the relief of suffering among this population.
在癌症诊断和治疗的背景下，利用宗教体验来减轻痛苦的做法尚未得到充分理解。具体来说，在本文中，我们使用霍华德·瑟曼（Howard Thurman）的神学观点来探讨痛苦和宗教体验。这种观点允许我们探索灵性使非裔美国癌症患者能够通过以下方式更好地应对痛苦的方式：（1）作为上帝的孩子的积极自我形象或与耶稣的痛苦认同；（2）寻求环境中的和谐；（3）将灵性作为自我滋养；以及，（4）将痛苦视为圣礼。在本文中，我们使用非裔美国癌症患者的叙述来论证这些神学观点确实与缓解该人群的痛苦有关。
