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Theologisches Seminar | Theologische und Religionswissenschaftliche Fakultät

Fabian Winiger

Fabian Winiger, M.Sc., PhD.

  • Senior Research Fellow
Anschrift
KIR E 002, Kirchgasse 9, 8001 Zürich.

Research Interests

  • Religion and spirituality in global health
  • Spirituality and secularism in multilateral Organisations
  • Digitalisation and Spiritual Care

Projects

  • 2022- Spirituality and Health in the United Nations: Global Norms and Local Practices (Swiss National Science Foundation) More

  • 2020- URPP Digital Religion(s), University of Zürich

    • Digital Spiritual Care More
    • Telechaplaincy Community of Practice More
    • MEEET:  The Media Existential Encounters and Evolving Technology Lab More
    • Digital Society Initiative Minor in "Digital Skills" More
  • 2018-2020: The Integration of Spiritual Aspects into the WHO Health Policy since 1984. Historical Investigations in view of the Foundations of Interprofessional Spiritual Care (Swiss National Science Foundation) More

    • World Health Organization Faith Network More

Curriculum Vitae

Experience

  • 2024- Co-Principal Investigator, "Digital Spiritual Care", URPP Digital Religion(s), University of Zürich.
  • 2022- Senior Research Fellow, Professorship for Spiritual Care, University of Zürich.
  • 2018-2021 Postdoctoral Fellow, Professorship for Spiritual Care, University of Zürich.
  • 2018 Research Fellow, Yale Center for Cultural Sociology.

Education

  • 2024 Dipl. Complementary therapist with industry certificate (OdA-KT), HPS Lucerne
  • 2018 Ph.D. Medical Anthropology, Hong Kong University
  • 2013 M.Sc. Medical Anthropology, Oxford University.
  • 2011 Bachelor in Sociology and Media & Communication with Honours, University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand)
  • 2009 NZ Diploma in Business, CPIT (Christchurch, New Zealand)

Scientific Publications

Goodwin, E., Winiger, F. (Accepted). Integrating ‘Faith’ into MHPSS: Report of an International Conference on ‘Faith-Sensitive’ Mental Health and Psychosocial Support and Spiritual Care in Humanitarian Contexts (18.–19. September 2024). SPIRITUAL CARE.

Winiger, F., Schneider, G., Goldzycher, J., Neuhold, D., & Peng-Keller, S. (Accepted). The ‘Spiritual’ and the ‘Religious’ in the Twittersphere: A Topic Model and Semantic Map. Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture.

Winiger, F. (Accepted). Thinking Faith Engagement Beyond 'Faith': The Spiritual Dimension in the World Health Organization. Journal of Religion and Development.

Peng-Keller, S., Winiger, F. (Accepted). Digitale Spiritual Care. In: E. Frick et al., Spiritualität und Medizin (new edition).

Winiger, F. (2024). Digitalisierung klinischer Spiritual Care im Spitalnetzwerk Baylor, Scott & White Health. Spiritual Care. https://doi.org/10.1515/spircare-2024-0023

Winiger, F. (2024). Verschläft die klinische Seelsorge die Digitalisierung des Gesundheitswesens? Eine kritische Betrachtung aktueller Entwicklungen in Europa und den U.S.A. Zeitschrift Für Pastoraltheologie, 44(1), 179–192. https://www.uni-muenster.de/... (Open Access)

Peng-Keller, S., Schneider, J., Winiger, F., & Neuhold, D. (2024). Empirische Grundlagen zur Weiterentwicklung klinischer Seelsorge. Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Bevölkerungsumfrage in der Schweiz. Spiritual Care. https://doi.org/10.1515/spircare-2023-0068 (Open Access)

Peng-Keller, S., & Winiger, F. (2024). Digitale Spiritual Care: Ergebnisse eine Umfrage unter klinischen Seelsorgenden in der Schweiz. Praktische Theologie, 59(1), 31–37. https://doi.org/10.14315/prth-2024-590106

Winiger, F., & Sprik, P. (2023). Navigating Challenges in Telechaplaincy: A Thematic Analysis of an International Conference. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 0(0), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2023.2294680 (Open Access)

Winiger, F., & Goodwin, E. (2023). “Faith-Sensitive” Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Pluralistic Settings: A Spiritual Care Perspective. Religions, 14(10), 1321. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14101321(Open Access)

Peng-Keller, S., & Winiger, F. (2023). „In meiner innersten Kammer begegnet mir Gott jeden Tag.“ Ein Gespräch mit Hans van der Geest. Spiritual Care. https://doi.org/10.1515/spircare-2023-0019

Haußmann, A., Peng-Keller, S., Neuhold, D., & Winiger, F. (2023). Digitalisierte Spiritual Care und Seelsorge. Spiritual Care. https://doi.org/10.1515/spircare-2023-0012

Haußmann, A. Neuhold, D. Peng-Keller, S., Winiger, F., eds. (2023). Digitale Spiritual Care und Seelsorge. Special Issue in Spiritual Care 12(2). https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/spircare/12/2/html

Winiger, F. (2023). Spiritual Care im „Virtuellen Spital“: Ein Gespräch mit zwei Teleseelsorgern. Spiritual Care. https://doi.org/10.1515/spircare-2022-0019 (Open Access)

Winiger, F., & Neuhold, D. (2023). Zum Zwist mit dem Zeitgeist: Ein Rückblick mit zwei Pionieren der europäischen Teleseelsorge. Spiritual Care. https://doi.org/10.1515/spircare-2022-0021

Winiger, F. (2023). The changing face of spiritual care: Current developments in telechaplaincy. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 29(1), 114–131. https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2022.2040895 (Open Access)

Winiger, F., & Neuhold, D. (2022). Spiritual Care on the go?: Ein Gespräch mit Achim Blackstein zur digitalen Teilhabe und -gabe im Alltag. Spiritual Care. https://doi.org/10.1515/spircare-2022-0052(Open Access)

Peng-Keller, S., Winiger, F., & Rauch, R. (2022). The Spirit of Global Health: The World Health Organization and the “Spiritual Dimension” of Health, 1946-2021. Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/... (Open Access)

Winiger, F., & Peng-Keller, S. (2021). Religion and the World Health Organization: An evolving relationship. BMJ Global Health, 6(4), e004073. https://doi.org/10/gkd2nn(Open Access)

Roser, T., Peng-Keller, S., Kammerer, T., Karle, I., Lammer, K., Frick, E., & Winiger, F. (25 March 2020). The Corona Pandemic as a Challenge for Spiritual Care—Advice for Pastors (joint statement, available in  English - German - French - Italian - Spanish)

Winiger, F. (2020). “More than an intensive care phenomenon”: Religious communities and the WHO Guidelines for Ebola and Covid-19: „Mehr als ein Phänomen der Intensivpflege“: Religiöse Gemeinschaften und die WHO Richtlinien für Ebola und Covid-19. Spiritual Care, 9(3), 245–255. https://doi.org/10/gg8qhd(Open Access)

Winiger, F. (2020). The Chief Fallacy: A Commentary on Hostility to Hospitality: Zum Irrtum der ‚Hauptliebe‘: Ein Kommentar zu Hostility to Hospitality. Spiritual Care, 9(2), 109–113. https://doi.org/10.1515/spircare-2019-0093

Iskra, A., Winiger, F., & Palmer, D. A. (2020). Remaking the Self: Spirituality, Civilization, the Chinese Quest to “Live Well” in the Reform-Era. In S. Feuchtwang (Ed.), Handbook on Religion in China (pp. 54–74). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd,.

Winiger, F., & Neuhold, D. (2020). Michael J. Balboni/Tracy A. Balboni, Hostility to Hospitality. Spirituality and Professional Socialization in Medicine (review). Schweizerischen Zeitschrift Für Religions- Und Kulturgeschichte, 114.

Palmer, D. A., & Winiger, F. (2019). Neo-socialist governmentality: Managing freedom in the People’s Republic of China. Economy and Society, 48(4), 554–578. https://doi.org/10/ggdv6g

Palmer, D. A., & Winiger, F. (2019). Secularization, Sacralization and Subject Formation in Modern China. In The Secular in South, East, and Southeast Asia (pp. 83–105). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89369-3_5

Winiger, F. (2019). Who Cares? Health, Religion, and “Spiritual Care” in the People’s Republic of China. In S. Peng-Keller & D. Neuhold (Eds.), Spiritual Care im globalisierten Gesundheitswesen: Historische Hintergründe und aktuelle Entwicklungen (pp. 251–276). Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft.

Winiger, F. (2018). Qigong in Three Social Worlds: National Treasure, Social Signifier, or Breathing Exercise? In C. Brosnan, P. Vuolanto, & J.-A. B. Danell (Eds.), Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Knowledge Production and Social Transformation (pp. 85–110). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73939-7_4

Winiger, F. (2017). “When the spirit cannot feel the body”: Overcoming Cartesian mind-body dualism with qigong practice. Sciences and Techniques of Sports and Physical Activities (STAPS), 3, 113–142.

Knowledge Exchange

Event organisation

2024 University of Zurich and Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI). "Integrating ‘Faith’ into Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Humanitarian Contexts." (Conference co-organisation)
2024 MEEET-Lab (University of Zurich) and Kantonsschulen Hohe Promenade and Küsnacht, Zurich: "Virtuous Reality: Sinnstiftende VR-Erfahrungen." (Workshop organisation).
2023 Professorship for Spiritual Care, University of Zurich: "Christian Healthcare Chaplaincy as Specialized Spiritual Care: Pathways and Models for the Future" (Co-Organisation working group, workshop and book project)
2023 URPP Digital Religion(s)/Professorship for Spiritual Care, University of Zurich: "Digital Spiritual Care: Quo Vadis?" (JPG, 1002 KB) (Conference co-organisation)
2022

Spiritual Care at UZH and Transforming Chaplaincy Initiative. "Spiritual Care for the 21st Century: An International Conference on the Theory and Practice of Telechaplaincy." (Conference organisation).

2021

WHO & Religions for Peace. "Chaplaincy: Critical and changing roles in COVID-19". Global conference on strengthening national responses to health emergencies (Conference organisation and panel moderation).

2020

World Council of Churches, Geneva. "The ‘Spiritual Dimension’ in Global Health" (Co-organiser and -chair, interdisciplinary roundtable).

Paper presentations and guest lectures

2024

Adapting Spiritual Care to the Digital Age—Insights from a Mixed-Methods Study on Digital Spiritual Care Interventions [Conference]. Unlocking the Acceptance of Digital Health Interventions:  Policy, Communication, and User Design Perspectives, Digital Society Initiative, University of Zurich.

2024

Sinnsuche im virtuellen Raum. Einblicke ins MEEET-Lab [Conference]. On-Life. Kommunikation des Evangeliums in der (Post-)Digitalität, Universität Zürich and Universität Bern.

2024

Digitale ’Holy Spaces’ im Gesundheitswesen—Einblicke in die Forschung zur digitalisierung seelsorglicher Spiritual Care [Lecture]. Holy Spaces – Wie Spiritualität im Netz funktioniert, RefLab, Reformierte Kirche Zürich.

2024

Clinical Spiritual Care and the Digitalization of Healthcare: A Critical Reflection on Current Developments [Keynote lecture]. Spiritual Care Interventions in Modern Health Care, European Conference on Religion, Spirituality and Health, Paracelsus Medical University.

2023

With Peng-Keller, S. Seelsorge im Gesundheitswesen: Erfahrungen und Erwartungen. Ergebnisse einer repräsentativen Bevölkerungsumfrage in der Schweiz [Workshop presentation].

2023

Digitalisierung und seelsorgliche Praxis im schweizerischen Gesundheitswesen: Eine Bestandesaufnahme [Conference presentation].

2023

Chapel, Shepherd, Staff: No more? Rethinking Pastoral Care Metaphors in the Virtual Hospital [Paper presentation]. 13th biennial conference of the International Society for Media, Religion and Culture, Center for Religious Studies (CERES).

2023 Wellcome Centre for the Cultures and Environments of Health, University of Exeter: "The “Gospel of Health”, Then and Now: Historical Remarks on the ‘Spiritual Dimension’ of Health at the World Health Organization" (Seminar presentation).
2022

Institut für Sozialethik, Universität Zürich: "'Born in Dignity and Rights': Zur (christlichen) Herkunft des Würdebegriffs im UN-Menschenrechtsdiskurs" (Workshop presentation)

2022

Spiritual Care at UZH and Transforming Chaplaincy Initiative. "A History of Telechaplaincy - Towards the Digital Turn in Spiritual Care" (Conference presentation).

2022

Faculty of Theology, University of Geneve and European Academy on Religion and Society conference on Religious Engagement in Global Affairs. "Religion at the World Health Organization - From the ‘Spiritual Dimension’ to ‘Faith Engagement’" (Panel presentation)

2022

Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Botswana and Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development, HU Berlin. "Religion and Global Health" (Guest lecture).

2022 World History Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (with Volga Research Medical Univ., State Academic Univ. for the Humanities and Synodal Commission of Bioethics of the ROC). "Of Covenants, Polarisers and Cosmopietists: Global Health and the Post-Secular Turn in the United Nations." (Guest Lecture).

2021

Research Programme on Religious Communities and Sustainable Development, HU Berlin. "Religion at the Temple of Health - The ‘Spiritual Dimension’ and the World Health Organization" (Keynote address).

2021

Annual Meeting, American Anthropological Association. “Healthism, Colonialism and Neoliberal 'Spirituality' in the WHO Discourse on Traditional Medicine” (Conference presentation).

2021

Joint Research Council, Transforming Chaplaincy Initiative. "Buzzword or Way of the Future? On the Emergence of 'Telechaplaincy' in Three Major U.S. Healthcare Systems." (Paper presentation).

2021

Evangelische Akademie zu Berlin. "Telechaplaincy: Forschungsergebnisse zu digitalen Formen seelsorglicher Spiritual Care." Fachgespräch zum Thema "Kann man zu existenziellen Fragen zoomen, skypen, chatten? Chancen und Herausforderungen von Online-Kommunikation" (Conference presentation).

2021

Leeds Centre for Religion and Public Life conference on Religious Engagement and the COVID Response. “Spiritual Care and Digital Presence: On the Turn to Telechaplaincy During the Covid-19 Pandemic” (Conference presentation).

2020

European Association of Science and Technology Studies. “Through Thick And Thin: Semantic Abstraction And Contextualisation In The World Health Organization's Discourse On 'Traditional Medicine’” (Conference presentation).

2020

Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities. “WHO Guidelines for Ebola and Covid-19” (Guest lecture).

2019

Third Swiss Conference on Spiritual Care. “Spiritual Care und die WHO Definition der Gesundheit” (Conference presentation).

2018

Yale CCS Spring Conference. “A Century of Humiliation: Chinese Cultural Trauma after Mao” (Conference presentation).

2017

National University of Singapore. "‘Neo-Socialist Governmentality’ and the Genealogy of Chinese Socialist Spiritual Civilization”. (Conference presentation, with David A. Palmer).

Digital media

2024 UFSP Digital Religion(s), Universität Zürich. "DSI Minor 'Digital Skills': The Virtuous Reality Challenge" (Blog post)
2024

Winiger, F. "Mit den Augen einer Astronautin: Die VR-Brille als Resonanzraum spirituell-existenzieller Erfahrungen". bref Magazin (9/2024). https://www.trf.uzh.ch/de/...

2024 Faith-Sensitive MHPSS: Resources for Practitioners of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in Humanitarian Settings (Information portal for scholars and practitioners of faith-sensitive MHPSS)
2023
 
UFSP Digital Religion(s), University of Zürich.  Virtuous Reality: A Video Essay on Meaningful Experiences in Virtual Reality (Blog post)
2023

Transforming Chaplaincy: "'Telechaplaincy.io: A New Resource for Telechaplains" (Blog post)

2022 Telechaplaincy.io: Connecting spiritual care providers, managers and researchers. www.telechaplaincy.io (Bilingual information portal for Telechaplaincy practitioners).
2022 UFSP Digital Religion(s), University of Zürich. Der „Pfarrer aus Plastik“: Ein Gespräch über seelsorgliche Authentizität auf Instagram (Blog post).
2022 UFSP Digital Religion(s), University of Zürich. "Videoportrait Digital Spiritual Care" (Whiteboard animation).
2022

UFSP Digital Religion(s), University of Zürich. "Telechaplaincy 2.0: Electronic Medical Records." (Whiteboard animation).

2021

Chaplaincy Innovation Lab. "The WHO’s First Conference on Spiritual Care: What’s this Conference About, and Why is it Important?" (Blog post).

2021

Digital Religion(s): Der Blog. “Digitalisierung seelsorglicher Spiritual Care: Telechaplaincy" (Interview).

2020

COVID-19: SPIRITUAL CARE. Ressourcen zur seelsorglichen Arbeit.  www.covid-spiritualcare.com (Online resource repository for spiritual care providers during the Covid-19 pandemic.).

Weiterführende Informationen

Integrating 'Faith' into Care: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Faith-Sensitive MHPSS and Spiritual Care in Humanitarian Contexts

This international conference brings together leading voices in the field to overcome disciplinary boundaries and academic-practitioner divides, and to bring together leading experts in the field, and share the latest research and evidence in the field of ‘faith-sensitive’ MHPSS from around the world.

Digitale Spiritual Care - Quo Vadis?

Digital technologies are increasingly part of work organizations: they are increasingly used to improve the treatment of patients, to shorten the length of stay in hospital, and to ensure medical care and interdisciplinary support after discharge. Last but not least, digitization is also changing the forms of communication between those receiving pastoral care, who are increasingly looking for meaningful offers on mobile devices.

This event was held on site and via livestream. Recordings are available.

Telechaplaincy.io

Telechaplaincy.io

Connecting spiritual care providers, managers and researchers.

The Changing Face of Spiritual Care: Current Developments in Telechaplaincy

Recently published

Winiger, F. (2023). The changing face of spiritual care: Current developments in telechaplaincy. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 29(1), 114–131. (Open Access)

“Faith-Sensitive” Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Pluralistic Settings: A Spiritual Care Perspective

Recently published

Winiger, F., & Goodwin, E. (2023). “Faith-Sensitive” Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Pluralistic Settings: A Spiritual Care Perspective. Religions, 14(10), 1321. (Open Access)

The Spirit of Global Health: The World Health Organization and the “Spiritual Dimension” of Health, 1946-2021

Recently published

Peng-Keller, S., Winiger, F., & Rauch, R. (2022). The Spirit of Global Health: The World Health Organization and the “Spiritual Dimension” of Health, 1946-2021. Oxford University Press. (Open Access)