International Association for Spiritual Care

IASC is an association with the aim to foster interfaith, intercultural, and international exchange in the fields of research and practice of Spiritual Care. Its members are researchers, practitioners, and other interested parties who are involved in Spiritual Care. 

Membership/membership renewals are now open – to join or renew your membership in IASC, please click on the MEMBERSHIP tab.

NEW!  UPCOMING WEBINARS!

For more details re: presenters, please see this flyer:

IASC Webinars July-August 2020 flyer

To register for live participation go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spiritual-care-in-light-of-covid-19-from-different-religious-perspectives-tickets-111910938630

The webinars are free, but require pre-registration to participate in the live Zoom discussion.  (Each webinar is limited to 100 live Zoom participants for each separate date, so register soon!)

*All webinars will also be livestreamed and recordings will be made available after each livestream on our IASC facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/IASC-International-Association-for-Spiritual-Care-104549471307894.

Summer 2020 and January 2021:

SUMMER 2020 – TUESDAYS AT GMT-4* for approx. 1 hour & 45 minutes
“What Is Spiritual Care in Light of COVID-19 from the Perspectives of Different Religious Traditions?” 

JULY 21 – Islam  (RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE – SCROLL DOWN!)

JULY 28 – Judaism (RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE – SCROLL DOWN!)

AUGUST 4 – Christianity (RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE – SCROLL DOWN!)
AUGUST 11 – Buddhism

*U.S. 9:00 a.m. west coast; 12 noon east coast; 13:00 Sao Paolo; 16:00 Accra; 17:00 p.m. London; 18:00 Bern/Berlin; 19:00 Jerusalem; 1:00 a.m. Tokyo  For another time zone see https://greenwichmeantime.com/time-gadgets/time-zone-converter/.

 
JANUARY 2021- TUESDAYS AT GMT-4* for approx. 1 hour & 45 minutes

 “What Is Spiritual Care from the Perspectives of Our Different Professions?” 

JANUARY 5 – Medicine and Nursing
JANUARY 12 – Public Health
JANUARY 19 – Psychology
JANUARY 26 – Pastoral and Spiritual Care/Seelsorge
Our aim is to bring speakers to share their perspectives, and to join in
collaborative conversation with our IASC members, and then to publish the proceedings of these webinars, with the members’ input from the discussions, as the first volume of our Journal of Interreligious Spiritual Care in 2021.
These webinars are free, so please mark your calendars and spread the word!  Zoom links will be provided upon registration on Eventbrite.

Note: This web site is always being updated. Please be patient as we add new information and check back with us often!

The recording for our webinar on Christian perspectives, August 4, 2020 is now available here:

The recording for our webinar on Judaism July 28, 2020 is now available here:

The recording for our webinar on Islam July 21, 2020 is now available here:

 

Bruno Vogt

For optimal care of patients in a time of migration and patients from different religions, the basic knowledge in spiritual care is essential.

Prof. Dr. med. Bruno Vogt, University of Bern

Dealing with the challenges of forced migration on the one hand and of a general societal pluralization on the other hand, research on, exchange about, and developing models of spiritual care are coming to the fore. IASC accepts the challenge and provides an international, intercultural, and interreligious platform to reflect on and to generate appropriate offers. All will benefit.

Dr. Georg Wenz, Vice Director of the Protestant Academy Landau