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Schmid_Interfaith_chaplaincy_in_a_postsecular_context_2020
Journal article

Interfaith Chaplaincy in a Post-Secular Context

BHT

  • 2020
Published in:
  • Studies in Interreligious Dialogue. - 2020, no. 2, p. 163-185
Chaplaincy
pastoral care
interfaith relations
postsecularism
Islam
English Chaplaincy in public institutions operates at the interface of secular and religious logics. In this context, the paradigm of post-secularity proves to be the key to the interpretation of pastoral care in the public sphere. Regardless of secularization tendencies, religion is regaining importance under the horizon of political interests and a growing consciousness of the social importance of religion. In this paper, three key elements of post-secularity – optionality, religious policy, and communication with secular and other religious positions – are developed and applied to an empirical example in the field of Muslim asylum chaplaincy. Chaplaincy is required to adapt to certain basic conditions and is attributed an integrative function. Conceptual elements of a post-secular chaplaincy are presented, ranging from necessary stakeholder-management, conflicts about an autonomous space of pastoral care, the mediating role of chaplains and interreligious cooperation, to the discovery that chaplaincy can be an innovative space for theological reflection.
Faculty
Rectorat
Department
Centre Suisse Islam et Société
Language
  • English
Classification
Religion, theology
License
License undefined
Open access status
green
Identifiers
Persistent URL
https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/328271
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