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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Theology
Notes
- Abstract:
- The thesis-project is about hospice ministry and the Cuban exile community. As a chaplain with Catholic Hospice in Miami, Florida, I became aware of the pain and suffering that exiled Cubans are experiencing while in hospice care. My ministerial concern is: What kind of pastoral care do we need to provide to the exiled Cuban patients in the context of hospice ministry? My intuition is that we need to develop an all-inclusive approach to the realities of these patients who are dying in el exilio. I also posed a theological question: How is God present in the circumstances of dying in exile? Or how do the lives of those dying in exile reveal the face of God (or of Jesus)? My intuition is that God is in the midst of their suffering. I used the See-Judge-Act methodology of Practical Theology, and Schreiter’s opening of the culture to help obtain a pastoral answer to the Cuban exile community ministerial concern. El Velorio (The Viewing) by Francisco Oller, a Puerto Rican artist, was also used as a point of entry. A methodology I called Caribbean Aesthetics was used to help identify elements of popular religion in Caribbean traditions congruent with the Cuban culture. In addition a concept call the field of dreams was developed, to help identify the dichotomy of God’s presence in the lives of the Cuban exiles. A questionnaire was provided to hospice staff to share their “hospice stories,” or the staff personal experiences while serving in hospice care. In the last chapter I provided a number of recommendations born out of the correlation from the following principles: Identity, Culture, La Tierra, Popular Religiosity, Theological Perspectives on Death, and Anthropological and Ethical Perspectives in regard to Death and the Dying. As a result, the hospice care and ministry should seek a pastoral care of accompaniment and reconciliation where the Cuban identity, culture, la tierra, and popular religiosity are honored, understood, and respected. The renewed praxis must be filled of hope, faith, and solidarity with the Cuban exile community.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (D.Min.)--Barry University, 2015.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 191-201).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Carlos R. Cordova. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- BX2347.8.S5 C67 2015_CordovaCarlosR ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- BX2347.8.S5 C67 2015 ( lcc )
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