Hospital Chaplaincy in the Twenty-first Century
Swift, Christopher.
Hospital Chaplaincy in the Twenty-first Century The Crisis of Spiritual Care on the NHS. [electronic resource] : - 2nd ed. - Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2014. - 1 online resource (222 p.) - Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology . - Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology. .
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Cover; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword to the 1st Edition; Foreword to the 2nd Edition; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; A Moment of Crisis; The Wider Relevance of the Chaplain; The Structure of the Book; Outcomes; 1 A History of the Chaplain; Introduction; Foundation; Reformation; The Reformation of the Chaplain; Conclusion; 2 The Chaplains' Professionalization; Introduction; Voluntary Hospitals; Workhouses; The Founding of the NHS; 'The Hospital -- A Place of Truth'; Conclusion; 3 The Political Context; Introduction; Impact on Chaplaincy; Increasing Debate Professional AssociationsMulti-Faith Development; Conclusions; 4 The Battle of Worcester; Introduction; Setting the Scene; Analysis; The Theos Survey; Conclusion; 5 The Chaplain Today: An Auto-Ethnography; Introduction; Ethnography; Ethnography and the Observation of Faith Communities; Silent Tremors: Exploring the Role of the Chaplain through Auto-Ethnography; Methodology; Construction of the Field; Ethnographic Text 1; Ethnographic Text 2; Ethnographic Text 3; Discourses, the Archive and Genealogy; Power and Contested Boundaries; Concluding Analysis 6 Religion, Secularization and SpiritualityIntroduction; Decline in Religious Observance; A Secular Age; Religious Care; Spiritual Care; Conclusion; 7 Theological Voices and Ventures; Introduction; Practical Theology; Who are Health Care Chaplains?; What the Chaplain Comes For: Licensing Sermon 1997; Theological Engagement; Heterotopias as a Conceptualization for the Chaplain's Space; Conclusion; 8 Conclusion; Introduction; Chaplaincy in a Time of Change; Critical Choices; The Hidden Dynamics of Health Care Chaplaincy; Occupying Multiple Marginalities; Spiritual Care in a Material World
This book charts the changing role of hospital chaplains and examines through detailed case studies the realities of practice and the political debates which either threaten or sustain the service. This second edition includes a new introduction and updated material throughout to present fresh insights and research about chaplaincy, including in relation to New Atheism and the developing debate about secularism and religion in public life.
9781472430236 (electronic bk.) 1472430239 (electronic bk.)
Great Britain. National Health Service --Chaplains.
Chaplains, Hospital -- Great Britain.
Great Britain. National Health Service -- Chaplains.
Chaplains, Hospital--Great Britain.
RELIGION / Christian Life / General
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Adult
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Counseling & Recovery
Electronic books.
BV4335 .S95 2013
259.4110941 259/.4110941
Hospital Chaplaincy in the Twenty-first Century The Crisis of Spiritual Care on the NHS. [electronic resource] : - 2nd ed. - Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2014. - 1 online resource (222 p.) - Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology . - Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology. .
Description based upon print version of record.
BibliographyIndex
Cover; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword to the 1st Edition; Foreword to the 2nd Edition; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; A Moment of Crisis; The Wider Relevance of the Chaplain; The Structure of the Book; Outcomes; 1 A History of the Chaplain; Introduction; Foundation; Reformation; The Reformation of the Chaplain; Conclusion; 2 The Chaplains' Professionalization; Introduction; Voluntary Hospitals; Workhouses; The Founding of the NHS; 'The Hospital -- A Place of Truth'; Conclusion; 3 The Political Context; Introduction; Impact on Chaplaincy; Increasing Debate Professional AssociationsMulti-Faith Development; Conclusions; 4 The Battle of Worcester; Introduction; Setting the Scene; Analysis; The Theos Survey; Conclusion; 5 The Chaplain Today: An Auto-Ethnography; Introduction; Ethnography; Ethnography and the Observation of Faith Communities; Silent Tremors: Exploring the Role of the Chaplain through Auto-Ethnography; Methodology; Construction of the Field; Ethnographic Text 1; Ethnographic Text 2; Ethnographic Text 3; Discourses, the Archive and Genealogy; Power and Contested Boundaries; Concluding Analysis 6 Religion, Secularization and SpiritualityIntroduction; Decline in Religious Observance; A Secular Age; Religious Care; Spiritual Care; Conclusion; 7 Theological Voices and Ventures; Introduction; Practical Theology; Who are Health Care Chaplains?; What the Chaplain Comes For: Licensing Sermon 1997; Theological Engagement; Heterotopias as a Conceptualization for the Chaplain's Space; Conclusion; 8 Conclusion; Introduction; Chaplaincy in a Time of Change; Critical Choices; The Hidden Dynamics of Health Care Chaplaincy; Occupying Multiple Marginalities; Spiritual Care in a Material World
This book charts the changing role of hospital chaplains and examines through detailed case studies the realities of practice and the political debates which either threaten or sustain the service. This second edition includes a new introduction and updated material throughout to present fresh insights and research about chaplaincy, including in relation to New Atheism and the developing debate about secularism and religion in public life.
9781472430236 (electronic bk.) 1472430239 (electronic bk.)
Great Britain. National Health Service --Chaplains.
Chaplains, Hospital -- Great Britain.
Great Britain. National Health Service -- Chaplains.
Chaplains, Hospital--Great Britain.
RELIGION / Christian Life / General
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Adult
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Counseling & Recovery
Electronic books.
BV4335 .S95 2013
259.4110941 259/.4110941
