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Chaplaincy and seafarers : faith at work / Helen Sampson, Nelson Turgo, Wendy Cadge, Sophie Gilliat-Ray.

Oxford Scholarship Online: Religion Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sampson, H. (Helen), author.
Turgo, Nelson, author.
Cadge, Wendy, author.
Gilliat-Ray, Sophie, 1969- author.
Series:
Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sailors--Pastoral counseling of.
Sailors.
Sailors--Religious life.
Chaplains.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (205 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Summary:
Here is a sociological exploration of the faith, work, and lives of port chaplains and the seafarers they minister to. The volume combines ethnographic and qualitative methodologies and draws on archive materials, fieldwork in ports and on cargo ships, and interviews with chaplains in the UK and overseas.
Contents:
Cover
Chaplaincy and Seafarers : Faith at Work
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I: Port Chaplaincy Services and The Work of Port Chaplains
1: The Origins of British Port Chaplaincy
Background
The Mission to Seafarers
Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea)
Port Chaplaincy Today
2: The Work of Contemporary Port Chaplains
The Services That Port Chaplains Provide
Emotional Labour in the Delivery of Port Welfare Services
Other Challenges Faced by Port Chaplains
The Challenges of Fund-Raising
Ecumenism and the Sharing of Resources
Conclusion
3: The Motivations and Aspirations of Port Chaplains and Volunteers
The Motivation to Work as a Port Chaplain or a Volunteer Seafarers' Welfare Worker
Port Chaplains
Volunteers
Understanding Long-Term Service to Seafarers
Part II: SeafArers' Faith and Welfare
4: The Negotiation of Differences in Faith on Board Cargo Vessels
Diverse Shipboard Beliefs
The Causes and Avoidance of Conflict
Conformity on Board: Blending with the Crowd and Avoiding Ridicule
Deviating from Pious Behaviour
5: The Significance of Faith and Support Services for Seafarers at Sea
The Role of Faith in Maintaining Emotional Stability, Staving Off Boredom, and Counteracting Loneliness
Faith as both comfort and a source of unease
The Significance of Chaplains
Part III: Contextualizing Port Chaplaincy
6: Port Chaplaincy and the Wider Community
Local Connections between Port Chaplains, Seafarers' Centres, and Community Groups
Connections between Seafarers' Centres, National Organizations, and National Community Groups
Conclusion.
7: Practical Ecumenical Cooperation amongst Organizations Providing Port Chaplaincy
The International Christian Maritime Association (ICMA) and the North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA)
Local Experiences of Ecumenicism
When the Sharing of Centres and Services Works Well
Sharing Resources and the Flaws That May Emerge in Ecumenical Solidarity
Conclusions
8: Port Chaplaincy: What Makes It Distinctive?
Defining and Mapping Chaplaincy: An Overview
The Work of Port Chaplains: Going on Board
The Work of Port Chaplains: Beyond the Ship
So What Makes Port Chaplaincy Distinctive?
Structural and organizational arrangements
Recommendations
Recommendations for Further Research
References
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 13, 2024).
ISBN:
0-19-891329-X
0-19-891327-3
OCLC:
1439099033

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