Chaplains on Campus: Understanding Chaplaincy in UK Universities
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1. Who are today’s university chaplains?
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2. What is the purpose of chaplaincy? Do perceptions differ, and with what consequences?
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3. What role do chaplains play in universities?
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4. How do chaplains relate to others in their universities?
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5. What relationships do chaplains have with contexts outside the university? How do these influence their work?
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6. How is chaplaincy responding to an increasingly multi-faith environment?
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7. How is university chaplaincy equipped and resourced?
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8. Is chaplaincy effective? If so, in what ways?
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9. Does chaplaincy differ by type of university? Are Cathedrals Group universities – the only group united by affirming a Christian ethos – distinctive, and in what ways?
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10. What resources can theology offer? How can chaplains understand their work theologically?
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11. Recommendations