Spiritual Care - The Everyday Work of Chaplains

Chaplains are America's hidden religious leaders. This book draws on archival research and interviews with more than one hundred chaplains to examine who chaplains are, where they work, and why it matters.

List of contents

• Acknowledgments


• Chapter 1. Introductions


• Chapter 2. Chaplaincy in Greater Boston: A Short Historical Overview


• Chapter 3. Becoming a Chaplain


• Chapter 4. Brokers With(out) Authority? The Improvisational Work of Chaplains


• Chapter 5. The Value Added of Holding the Space


• Chapter 6. Brokering Deaths: Chaplains as Midwives and Escorts


• Chapter 7. Engaging Religious and Spiritual Differences: Organizational and Individual


• Chapter 8. Conclusions Can Be Beginnings


• Appendix. Initial Glimpses and Focused Attention A Methodological Approach at Mid-Life


• References


• Index

About the author

Wendy Cadge is the Barbara Mandel Professor of Humanistic Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology at Brandeis University. She is the author of two books, Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine and Heartwood: The First Generation of Theravada Buddhism in America, and the founder of the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab.

Summary

Chaplains are America's hidden religious leaders. This book draws on archival research and interviews with more than one hundred chaplains to examine who chaplains are, where they work, and why it matters.

Additional text

Chaplains largely have been overlooked in the study of American religion. This ground-breaking book changes that. Always informative and sometimes moving, Spiritual Care is a must-read for anyone interested in religious work and those who do it.

Product details

• Authors: Wendy Cadge, Wendy (Barbara Mandel Professor of Humanist Cadge, Cadge Wendy
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.11.2022
• EAN: 9780197647813
• ISBN: 978-0-19-764781-3
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social Work, Social and cultural anthropology, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Social groups: religious groups and communities