Hospital chaplaincy in the twenty-first century : the crisis of spiritual care on the NHS /

Swift, Christopher, 1965-,

Hospital chaplaincy in the twenty-first century : the crisis of spiritual care on the NHS / [print] Christopher Swift. - Farnham, England ; Burlington, Vermont : Ashgate, (c)2009. - xviii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Explorations in practical, pastoral and empirical theology . - Explorations in practical, pastoral, and empirical theology. .



Introduction -- A history of the chaplain -- The chaplains' professsionalization -- Chaplaincy under New Labour -- The battle of Worcester -- The chaplain today: an auto-ethnogrphy -- Religion, secularization and spirituality -- Theological voices and ventures -- Conclusion.



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Great Britain. National Health Service --Chaplains.

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