Marycatherine BurgessThe University of Edinburgh | UoE · School of Health in Social Science
Marycatherine Burgess
PhD
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Introduction
MaryCatherine Burgess is an Honorary Fellow in the School of Health in Social Science (HSS) at the University of Edinburgh working to: provide secondary supervision for PhD students, as requested; teach and/or facilitate sessions for CPASS courses, workshops, and/or events, as appropriate and requested; serve as Internal Examiner for PhD students, as requested; and collaborate in an interdisciplinary manner throughout the University in areas related to HSS and its remit, especially Compassion.
Skills and Expertise
Additional affiliations
November 2020 - present
Position
- Fellow
Description
- Starting in 2009, I was named Honorary Fellow due to my collaboration in the supervision of Counselling doctoral students exploring the interface between counselling and spirituality. Other than two breaks to serve as Research Fellow and Teacher, I’ve continued as an Honorary Fellow – supervising more doctoral students, serving as Internal Examiner for other HSS students, and deepening my own research and practice on empathy and compassion at the University, in the UK, and globally.
June 2015 - July 2015
University of Edinburgh (UofE)
Position
- Course Organiser and Teacher
Description
- Two courses for the UofE Summer School: The Power of Myth: The Hero’s Journey in the Transformation of Self & the World and Exploring Personal and Collective Stories Through Enactment
October 2012 - October 2013
University of Edinburgh
Position
- Research Associate
Description
- This KE project involved facilitating over a dozen workshops for counsellors, clergy, chaplains, and the public regarding spirituality and counselling; conducting almost four dozen follow-up interviews; and jointly publishing an article about the project.
Education
September 2001 - November 2005
Field of study
- Religious Studies/Divinity (focus: Contemporary Shamanic Practice in Scotland)
September 1990 - May 1993
Field of study
- Human Relations (focus: Organizational Transformation and Counseling)
June 1975 - December 1977
Field of study
- Religious Education (focus: Adult Learning and Models of Moral and Faith Development)
Publications
Publications (6)
Religion, spirituality, and their relationship to each other are centre-stage in a transformational shift in consciousness occurring globally and serving as a primary catalyst for a new paradigm of spirituality and religion currently emerging in the West. It is urgent that this process be understood, because tension caused by this shift has erupted...
This paper presents an abbreviated version of a verbatim script developed from oral history interviews with individuals key to the development of counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland from 1960 to 2000. Earlier versions were used in workshops with counsellors and pastoral care practitioners to share counter-narratives of counselling and to prov...
The following article describes the documentary film workshop, 'All We've Got', which a multifaith delegation of students and staff from the University of Edinburgh's Chaplaincy presented at the TCMA Conference in Melbourne on December 2, 2009. It also addresses the background, foundation and key developments that contributed to the growth of this...
Like many new religious movements, contemporary shamanism is a religious phenomenon with ancient roots and modern forms. It is not included or acknowledged as a world religion; in fact, scholars debate whether it even qualifies as a religion. Regardless, over recent centuries most indigenous systems of shamanism have fragmented under many of the sa...
