Chaplaincy and Seafarers Faith at Work

by Sampson, Helen; Turgo, Nelson; Cadge, Wendy; Gilliat-Ray, Sophie

• ISBN13: 9780198913269
• ISBN10: 0198913265
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2024-10-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Helen Sampson, Director, Seafarers International Research Centre, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University,Nelson Turgo, Research Associate, Seafarers International Research Centre, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University,Wendy Cadge, Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanistic Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, Brandeis University,Sophie Gilliat-Ray, Sophie Gilliat-Ray, Professor of Religious Studies, Department of Religious & Theological Studies, Cardiff University

Helen Sampson is a Professor at the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University. She is the Director of the Seafarers International Research Centre.

Nelson Turgo is a Research Associate at the Seafarers International Research Centre in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University.

Wendy Cadge is Barbara Mandel Professor of the Humanistic Social Sciences in the Department of Sociology at Brandeis University.

Sophie Gilliat-Ray is Professor of Religious & Theological Studies at Cardiff University, and the Director of the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK.

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart One: Port Chaplaincy Services and the Work of Port Chaplains1. The origins of British port chaplaincy2. The work of contemporary port chaplains3. The motivations and aspirations of port chaplains and volunteersPart Two: Seafarers' Faith and Welfare4. The negotiation of differences in faith on board cargo vessels5. The significance of faith and support services for seafarers at seaPart Three: Contextualising Port Chaplaincy6. Port chaplaincy and the wider community7. Practical ecumenical cooperation amongst organizations providing port chaplaincy8. Port chaplaincy: what makes it distinctive?Conclusion