Spirituality Forum

This page lists articles concerning aspects of spirituality and mental health, some written by Forum members, some by other people with a passion for the field
Some of the documents contain 2 or more separate contributions. Where this is the case each contribution is listed separately in the table.

Title	Summary	Date	Author

Faith Benefits	In this article, two doctors from the Christian Medical fellowship sum up the research evidence around religion and health	Easter 2011	Alex Bunn and David Randall

Dementia and a Christian Perspective	A Paper prepared for the Church of England’s Mission and Public Affairs Council	Jan 2010	Arthur Hawes

Should I Pray? Part 1 Part 2	Article in Community Care magazine by Maria Ahmed on the controversies surrounding Christianity and social work practice	Oct 2009	Maria Ahmed

Access to Mental Health Project	A report by the project manager describing development of Jewish-specific forum and website bringing together London’s mental health service providers, with useful lessons for culturally-sensitive mental health services.	Dec 2009 (Forum meeting talk)	Michael Pearce

The Heart of Caring	An article for A Life in the Day journal by former chair of Forum describing the purpose and inspiration behind the Forum.	Nov 2008	Martin Aaron

Strangers in a Strange Land	Article on our modern predicament of being strangers in a strange land unpacking the idea of pilgirmage and what it represents. The first part is an introduction by Peter Gilbert	Feb 2008	Peter Gilbert

Strangers in a Strange Land	The second part of the article on pilgrimage, by Jay Boodhoo, gives a Hindu perspective on 'musafir' or being a traveller, looking at pilgrimage as 'a series of intergenerational journeys that allow us to connect and integrate our past, present and future'	Feb 2008	Jay Boodhoo

Strangers in a Strange Land	The final part of the article, by Sarah Carr, looks at pilgrimage as 'a ritual to make sense of suffering and even transform because of it'. She uses the metaphor of people experiencing distress suffering like pilgrims crossing a formidable landscape then striving to negotiate interactions with a seemingly unchanged world	Feb 2008	Sarah Carr

Engaging Hearts and Minds	Article in Journal of Integrated Care with a broad focus on migration and questions of identity, plus write-up of multi-faith symposium held at Staffs University 2006	August 2007	Peter Gilbert

Engaging Hearts and Minds	Sister article in Journal of Integrated Care to Peter Gilbert's 'engaging...' giving commentary on BME communities and holistic care with reference to the multi-faith symposium at Staffs University	August 2007	Philomena Harrison

The Sea, Me and God	Article in Openmind magazine with personal points of view includes examples of people's experiences of spirituality / faith in relation to their mental health	March 2007	Peter Gilbert and Vicky Nicholls

Reaching the Spirit	Report of Social Perspectives Network (SPN) study day on spirituality and mental health containing range of contributions and perspectives about the sp / mh relationship	April 2006	SPN

Breathing Space	Article in Community Care on spirituality and mental health author Peter Gilbert	Jan 2006	Peter Gilbert

Keep Up Your Spirits	Article on the joys of jogging and being a member of a running club	Sep 2005	Peter Gilbert

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