Personnel Information

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Timothy O. Benedict

Organization
School of Sociology Department of Sociology
Research Fields, Keywords
Death & Dying, Religion, Medical Anthropology
Research Outline
研究内容は宗教学、死生学、医療人類学の交差点にあり、現在取り組んでいる研究は日本のホスピスにおけるスピリチュアルケアの実践と宗教者が医療の現場で果たしている役割についてです。この研究は主に参与観察的観点から考察しています。
Syllabus information URL
https://syllabus.kwansei.ac.jp/uniasv2/UnSSOLoginControlFree?REQ_ACTION_DO=/AGA030PLS01Action.do?REQ_FUNCTION_JUMP_START_FLG=1&SLB_LINK_DISP_FLG=599&TCH_NO=190032&REQ_PRFR_FUNC_ID=AGA030
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Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

  • Graduate school:Princeton University
    Department:Department of Religion
    Course:Asian Religions

    Course completed:Doctor's Course
    Date of completion:2018
    Completion status:Completed
    Country:United States

  • Graduate school:Princeton University
    Department:Department of Religion
    Course:Asian Religions

    Course completed:Master's Course
    Date of completion:2014
    Completion status:Completed
    Country:United States

  • Graduate school:Harvard University
    Department:Regional Studies: East Asia

    Course completed:Master's Course
    Date of completion:2008
    Completion status:Completed
    Country:United States

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Studying abroad experiences 【 display / non-display 】

  • Name of institution: Kyoto University
    Name of job or career: Foreign Research Fellow
    Date: 2014.08 - 2015.07

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Degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • Degree name:博士（宗教学）
    Classified degree field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Religious studies
    Conferring institution:Princeton University
    Acquisition way:Coursework
    Date of acquisition:2018.09

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Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Affiliation:Kwansei Gakuin University
    Department:School of Sociology
    Title:Assistant Professor
    Date:2019.04 -

  • Affiliation:Kyoto University
    Department:Graduate School of Education
    Title:Special researcher of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
    Date:2018.09 - 2019.03

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Association Memberships 【 display / non-display 】

  • Academic society name:American Academy of Religion

    Academic country located:United States

  • Academic society name:Association for Asian Studies

    Academic country located:United States

  • Academic society name:Japan Society of Spiritual Care

    Academic country located:Japan

  • Academic society name:Japanese Association for Religious Studies

    Academic country located:Japan

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Research field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Religious studies

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Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: Self-Perceived Burden and Spiritual Care in the Japanese Hospice
    Journal name: Journal of Spiritual Care Studies  vol.3  (p.43 - 53)
    Date of publication: 2019.08
    Author(s): Timothy Benedict

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)
    Co-author classification: Single Author

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  • Language: English
    Title: Soul Searching: Spiritual Care in the Japanese Hospice
    Date of publication: 2018.09
    Author(s): Timothy O. Benedict

    Type of publication: Doctoral thesis
    Co-author classification: Single Author

  • Language: English
    Title: Practicing Spiritual Care in the Japanese Hospice
    Journal name: Japanese Journal of Religious Studies  vol.45  (1)  (p.175 - 199)
    Date of publication: 2018.06
    Author(s): Timothy O. Benedict

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)
    Co-author classification: Single Author

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  • Language: English
    Title: Heart Care in Japan: Before and After the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
    Journal name: いのちの未来  vol.１  (p.147 - 169)
    Date of publication: 2016.01
    Author(s): Timothy O. Benedict

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)
    Co-author classification: Single Author

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  • Language: English
    Title: Inroads or Crossroads? The Soka Gakkai's Pacifist Endeavours in Japanese Foreign Policy
    Journal name: Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies
    Date of publication: 2011.01
    Author(s): Timothy O. Benedict

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)
    Co-author classification: Single Author

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language: English
    Title: Spiritual Ends: Religion and the Heart of Dying in Japan
    Publisher: University of California Press
    Date of publication: 2023
    Author(s): Timothy O. Benedict

    Type of books: Scholarly book
    Authorship: Sole author

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  • Language: Japanese
    Title: キリスト教で読み解く世界の映画--作品解説１１０　（関西学院大学キリスト教と文化研究センター編）
    Publisher: キリスト新聞社
    Date of publication: 2023
    Author(s): ベネディクト・ティモシー

    Area of responsibility: 「クリスマスのその夜に」、「シックス・センス」
    Authorship: Contributor

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  • Language: English
    Title: The Routledge History of Death since 1800 (ed. Peter N. Stearns)
    Publisher: Routledge
    Date of publication: 2021
    Author(s): Timothy O. Benedict

    Type of books: Scholarly book
    Area of responsibility: Death in Modern Japan (1800-2020)
    Authorship: Contributor

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: Mushin no kea (eds. Sakai Yuen, Nishihira Tadashi)
    Publisher: 晃洋書房
    Date of publication: 2020
    Author(s): Timothy Benedict

    Type of books: Scholarly book
    Area of responsibility: Thinking about Spiritual Care Through Ethnography
    Authorship: Contributor

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MISC 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language:English
    Title:Digital Social Reading and Annotation in the Japanese University Classroom: A Case Study Using Perusall
    Journal name:関西学院大学高等教育促進センター  vol.12  (p.67 - 77)
    Date of publication:2022.03
    Author(s):Timothy O. Benedict

    Type of publication:Rapid communication, short report, research note, etc. (bulletin of university, research institution)

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  • Language:Japanese
    Title:スピリチュアルケアの裏庭
    Publisher:京都大学こころの未来研究センター
    Journal name:こころの未来  (14)  (p.38 - 39)
    Date of publication:2015.07
    Author(s):ベネディクト・ティモシー

    Type of publication:Other

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Other research activities 【 display / non-display 】

  • Title:Review of "Karma and punishment: Prison chaplaincy in Japan," by Adam J. Lyons, Contemporary Japan
    Date:2022.05

    Classification of research achievement:Book Review

  • Title:Contributions to Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
    Date:2021.02

    Classification of research achievement:Other

  • Title:Review of "Bonds of the Dead: Temples, Burial, and the Transformation of Contemporary Japanese Buddhism" by Mark Michael Rowe, Journal of Buddhist Ethics
    Date:2012

    Classification of research achievement:Book Review

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Research Projects 【 display / non-display 】

  • Research category:基盤研究(C)
    Project year:2021.04 - 2024.03
    Title:スピリチュアルケア実践能力向上に向けた看護卒後教育プログラムの開発と評価

  • Research category:Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
    Project year:2018.10 - 2019.03
    Title:A Study of Spiritual Care in Contemporary Japan and its Role in Society

  • Research category:
    Project year:2014.07 - 2015.09
    Title:Death and Spirituality in Japanese Hospice Care

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language: English
    Conference name: Asian Studies Conference Japan
    International/Domestic presentation: Domestic presentation
    Holding date: 2022.07
    Title: Vaccinating the Heart: Therapeutic Religion in Japan Before and After Covid-19
    Presentation type: Oral presentation (general)

  • Language: English
    Conference name: 2022 Annual Meeting of The Association for Asian Studies
    International/Domestic presentation: International presentation
    Holding date: 2022.03
    Title: Searching for the Heart of Spiritual Care
    Presentation type: Oral presentation (general)

  • Language: Japanese
    Conference name: 無心とケア研究会
    International/Domestic presentation: Domestic presentation
    Holding date: 2019.12
    Title: Participant Observation and "Mushin Care"
    Presentation type: Oral presentation (general)

  • Language: English
    Conference name: Workshop on Religion and Social Engagement in Japan
    International/Domestic presentation: Domestic presentation
    Holding date: 2019.10
    Title: Locating Spiritual Care in Japanese Society
    Presentation type: Symposium, workshop panel (nominated)

  • Language: English
    Conference name: Original Thoughts: A Conference in Honor of Jacqueline I. Stone
    International/Domestic presentation: International presentation
    Holding date: 2019.05
    Title: The Merit of the Bath: Buddhist Charity in Early Medieval Japan
    Presentation type: Oral presentation (general)

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