Walking with Turtles and Botanising on Asphalt: Chaplain as flâneur as Public Theologian

This article contributes to practical theological conversations about the nature and practice of chaplaincy by envisioning chaplains as public theologians. Tracing a development from models rooted in traditional understandings of Christian ministry to more contextual and professionalised conceptions...

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Main Author: Roberts, Stephen B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2017]
In: Practical theology
Year: 2017, Volume: 10, Issue: 4, Pages: 351-366
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
CH Christianity and Society
RG Pastoral care
Further subjects:B Chaplaincy
B Public Theology
B loitering with intent
B Walter Benjamin
B flâneur
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