美国宗教机构的捐赠者纪念实践。

Donor memorialization practices at religious institutions in the United States.

机构信息

Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.

Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

出版信息

Anat Sci Educ. 2024 Nov;17(8):1596-1605. doi: 10.1002/ase.2426. Epub 2024 Apr 12.

Abstract

Many institutions worldwide honor the gift of human body donors through memorial services, ceremonies, and various other means, such as guided reflection or art activities. Memorial services can vary when it comes to the name, who is involved in the planning, and who may attend. Within the United States, the role of religion in the planning and delivery of these ceremonies at religious institutions has yet to be actively explored. This study aimed to collect information about human body donor memorialization practices at religious institutions in the United States to help guide further suggestions for enhancing inclusivity in these practices. This study utilized a voluntary survey that was distributed to anatomy educators and human body donor programs to complete if they were from a religious institution that utilized human body donors. Based on the data collected in this study (n = 39), most religious institutions have some form of donor memorialization practices, which may or may not include a formal memorial service. In these practices described by survey participants, religion was commonly represented using an interfaith approach, in which campus ministry often assisted in planning and facilitating the memorialization. Those with masses/services refer to them by different names, and most occur in a religious-specific place on campus. In conclusion, among survey participants at religious institutions that utilize and memorialize human body donors, most take an inclusive interfaith approach to their memorialization practices, as this can be more representative of the body donors and students who learn from them.

摘要

许多机构通过追悼会、仪式和其他各种方式,如引导反思或艺术活动,来纪念人体捐献者的礼物。追悼会的名称、参与规划的人员以及可能参加的人员可能会有所不同。在美国,宗教在规划和在宗教机构举行这些仪式中的作用尚未得到积极探索。本研究旨在收集美国宗教机构人体捐献者追悼会实践的信息,以帮助为这些实践中的包容性增强提供进一步的建议。本研究使用了一份自愿调查,分发给解剖学教育工作者和人体捐献者项目,如果他们来自使用人体捐献者的宗教机构,可以填写这份调查。根据本研究(n=39)收集的数据,大多数宗教机构都有某种形式的捐献者追悼会实践,可能包括也可能不包括正式的追悼会。在调查参与者描述的这些实践中,宗教通常通过跨信仰的方式来体现,校园事工经常协助规划和促进追悼会。那些有弥撒/礼拜的机构用不同的名称来称呼它们,而且大多数都在校园里的宗教特定场所举行。总之,在使用和纪念人体捐献者的宗教机构的调查参与者中,大多数人对他们的纪念活动采取包容的跨信仰方式,因为这更能代表人体捐献者和从他们身上学习的学生。

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