Abstract
Examines ways in which the experience of breast cancer has impacted the theology and the ability to create meaning for 10 female breast cancer patients. Discusses three theological strategies emerging from participant interviews: 1) God causes cancer for a purpose, 2) God does not cause cancer, but there can still be meaning in illness, and 3) cancer is just part of life and has no inherent meaning, though meaning can be constructed through the experience.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 173-186 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Pastoral Psychology |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2005 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Social Psychology
- Religious studies
- Applied Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
Keywords
- Breast cancer
- Coping
- Meaning
- Theological strategies