Instructor: Yunus Kumek
This course introduces students to practices of spiritual care from a Muslim Perspective. As we will survey spiritual care practices of different Muslim cultures, our focus will be the relevant application of these practices in North America with a special focus on contemporary issues. We will emphasize meditative, philosophical, counseling, and psychological practices that have relevance and meanings in personal journeys of Muslim spiritual experience. Through a combination of readings, class discussions, practical exercises and guest lectures, students will begin to develop their own approaches to spiritual care in different circumstances such as the issues involving spiritual crises, mental illness, marriage/divorce and substance abuse. Different stake holders will find much value in this course, especially those who may have pastoral care/chaplaincy responsibilities, as well as the ones interested in personal and professional spiritual care.