Chaplaincies in a "Post-Secular" Multicultural University

As universities in Australia are faced with a growth in diversity and intensity of religion and spirituality on campus, this article explores the work of chaplains and its reception by students on a multi-campus suburban university. It finds that the religious work of these professionals is not the...

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Auteurs: Possamai, Adam (Auteur) ; Brackenreg, Ellen (Auteur) ; McGuire, John (Auteur) ; Sriprakash, Arathi (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Equinox [2014]
Dans: Fieldwork in religion
Année: 2014, Volume: 9, Numéro: 2, Pages: 147-165
Sujets non-standardisés:B Chaplaincy
B Higher Education
B faith-based organizations
B Post-secularism
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Résumé:As universities in Australia are faced with a growth in diversity and intensity of religion and spirituality on campus, this article explores the work of chaplains and its reception by students on a multi-campus suburban university. It finds that the religious work of these professionals is not the primary emphasis in the university context; what is of greater significance to students and the university institution is the broader pastoral and welfare-support role of chaplains. We discuss these findings in relation to post-secularism theory and the scaling down of state-provided welfare in public institutions such as universities.
ISSN:1743-0623
Contient:Enthalten in: Fieldwork in religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/firn.v9i2.16454