As the foremost journal in spiritual care and counseling (SCC), Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling (JPCC) functions as a barometer for the discipline’s research and interests. This article presents the findings of a review of the research literature in JPCC between 2010 and 2014. It examines research articles by asking the following questions: What are the quantity and types of research published? What are the dominant themes in this research? What are the quantity and methodologies of qualitative research? Findings are presented, discussed and recommendations are made in an effort to assess and further build the research base of the discipline.
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DanielsK.ArchibaldP. (2011) Merging community and faith-based organizations to empower African-American males. JPCC65(2): 1–6.
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DenzinN. K.LincolnY. S. (2011) Paradigms and perspectives in contention. In: DenzinN. K.LincolnY. S. (eds) The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research, 4th Edition, Los Angeles, CA: Sage, pp. 91–95.
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FitchettG.TartagliaA.Dodd-McCueD.MurphyP. (2012) Educating chaplains for research literacy: Results of a national survey of clinical pastoral education residency programs. JPCC66(1): 3: 1–12.
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Knights, Jr., Ward, A. (2011). Richard Clarke Cabot, MD, A Unitarian Critique. JPCC, 65(4), 1--8.
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MarsayG. (2013) Take heed, take care!. JPCC67(1): 1–8.
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MoschellaM. C. (2008) Ethnography as a pastoral practice: An introduction, Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press.
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PanJ. P.ChangS-H. S.JiangJ.-R.LeeC.-L. (2012) Using the prayer and Scripture in a Christian stress-coping support group for church attendances: Implications for professionals. JPCC66(4): 1–13.
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SnodgrassJ. L. (2014) Pastoral care and counseling with the ‘unhomeless homeless’: Understanding cultures of homelessness. JPCC68(2): 1–12.
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SwintonJ.MowatH. (2006) Practical theology and qualitative research, London: SCM Press.
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TartagliaA.FitchettG.Dodd-McCueD.MurphyP.DerricksonP. (2013) Teaching research in clinical pastoral education: A survey of model practices. JPCC67(1): 5: 1–14.
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TeesB.BuddJ. (2011) The sound of spiritual care: Music interventions in a palliative care setting. JPCC65(1): 1–10.
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Temple-JonesJ. E. (2012) ‘I want to find my life again’: Dementia and grief. JPCC66(2): 1–7.
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