The Changing Landscape of Spiritual Care: Implications for the Theological Education of Chaplains

Amidst forecasts about the future of theological education, theauthors suggest that a spiritual care revolution is taking place,one that centers chaplains as the religious leaders of the future.This introduction situates the work of chaplains in the currentmoment and urges pastoral theologians to in...

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Published in:Journal of pastoral theology
Authors: Rambo, Shelly (Author) ; Giles, Cheryl (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2022
In: Journal of pastoral theology
RelBib Classification:AH Religious education
FB Theological education
RB Church office; congregation
RG Pastoral care
Further subjects:B Education
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Summary:Amidst forecasts about the future of theological education, theauthors suggest that a spiritual care revolution is taking place,one that centers chaplains as the religious leaders of the future.This introduction situates the work of chaplains in the currentmoment and urges pastoral theologians to increase their ongoinginvestments in spiritual care education that is nimble andresponsive to these changes. The authors organize insightsaround three basic questions that can serve as prompts for vitaldiscussions about how to educate chaplains more effectively tomeet current demands: What are we educating for? What are weeducating chaplains to do? Where is the need? This issue featuresthe research conducted from various collaborations aroundchaplaincy education and highlights the value of creatingfeedback loops between working chaplains, educators, andchaplaincy researchers.
ISSN:2161-4504
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10649867.2022.2059231