Religious Diversity and University Chaplaincy: A Conversation with Author Rev. Dr. Gregory McGonigle
Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and Rev. Dr. Gregory McGonigle for a discussion of his book, Religious Diversity and University Chaplaincy: Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Humanist Chaplaincy in Higher Education (Wipf and Stock, 2024). From the publisher:
Since the 1990s, the religious diversity of United States universities has increased, with growing numbers of students, faculty, and staff who are Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Humanist. To support these demographics, university chaplaincies and spiritual life programs have been expanding beyond their Christian and Jewish compositions to include chaplains and programs for these traditions. Through interviews with these new chaplains, this book examines how these chaplaincies developed, the preparation the chaplains needed, their responsibilities, and the current challenges and the future prospects of these programs. It provides valuable advice for university leaders about how and why to develop spiritual life programs to support today’s religious diversity.
This webinar is free and open to the public. Registrants will receive a coupon code for 40% off direct orders of the book from Wipf and Stock!
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The Reverend Dr. Gregory W. McGonigle was appointed Dean of Religious Life and University Chaplain at Emory University on August 1, 2019. His duties are to support all religious and philosophical life at the university, to lead the team in the university’s Office of Spiritual and Religious Life, to provide pastoral care, and to promote interfaith engagement initiatives on Emory’s campus, in Atlanta, and beyond. At Emory, Dean McGonigle has hired a multifaith chaplaincy team, led the design of the Emory Interfaith Center, and championed new programs such as the WISE Pre-Orientation Program, Midweek Musical Meditation, and the Flourishing Fellows.
Before coming to Emory, Dean McGonigle served for six years as the University Chaplain of Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, where he oversaw Goddard Chapel and the Tufts Interfaith Center and led a team of ten chaplains and staff supporting the diverse religious and philosophical life of that university. He added positions for Humanist, Buddhist, Africana, and Hindu chaplains to the team, and he worked with students, faculty, and staff to revive the CAFÉ Interfaith Social Justice Pre-Orientation Program.
