Spiritual Care in a Hospice Setting, in a Secularised Country

Earlier this year, we launched a series on Spirituality and Palliative Care that looked at how people deal with crisis and suffering when confronted with life-threatening disease. Following much interest in the subject, we’re delighted to publish more posts. Today, our guest writer is Erik Olsman, PhD. Dr Olsman formerly worked as a chaplain in Bardo, a hospice in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, and is currently Associate Professor of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Studies, Protestant Theological University, in Amsterdam and Groningen, the Netherlands. He is also a member of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Spiritual Care Reference Group.