Ethics
Ethical questions arise in certain institutions where chaplains help to have open and honest discussions.
Ethics
Aesthetics
Aesthetics is about beauty and art that we find in the practices of chaplains. Think of rituals, images and songs.
Aesthetics
Identity
How important is the religious identity of the chaplain? What does this say about the care that is provided to patients or clients?
Identity
Recovery
Recovery is going further after a loss, many chaplains deal with this issue in their work on a daily basis.
Recovery
Professionalization
Already at the start of the profession of chaplains there are ideas about what the professional identity should be, or what kind of skills are attached to the profession.
Professionalization
Religion and violence
How should we understand the complex relationship between religion and violence, and can religions contribute to peace or to the prevention of violence?
Religion and violence
Church and state
In what way can the separation of church and state and freedom of religion be maintained in a society that becomes multi-religious? What is the role of chaplains on this subject?
Church and state
Moral injury
The theme of moral injury is mainly present in the work of chaplains in the armed forces and prison.
Moral injury
Language
The language that chaplains use is sometimes a different language than that of policymakers, doctors or managers. Language is an important part of spiritual care.
Language
Spirituality
The concept of spiritual care is not clear to everyone. In the Netherlands the term "spiritual" often has a rather vague resonance. While in the US the term is very common.
Spirituality