The Conversation: The Changing Role of Chaplains
From Lab founder Wendy Cadge and Executive Director Michael Skaggs at The Conversation:
More and more institutions across the United States are hiring chaplains and other spiritual care providers. Some are places that have long employed chaplains, but others may come as a surprise.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for example, recently installed a new chaplain. Various police departments are adding additional chaplains, as are horse racing tracks. At the same time, chaplaincy positions continue to exist in the U.S. House and Senate.
Given the growing numbers of Americans who describe themselves as atheistic, agnostic or “nothing in particular,” this can appear puzzling.
Why is chaplaincy growing when institutional religious affiliation is on the decline?
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