Religious Diversity and University Chaplaincy

Download or read book Religious Diversity and University Chaplaincy written by Gregory W. McGonigle and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-05-03 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.