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A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches
Bibliography: pages 330-359.
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/15803 A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches Moll, Peter Graham Villa-Vicencio, Charles Theology - Christian Religion Chaplains, Military Bibliography: pages 330-359. The essence of this thesis is a critique of the structure and form of the military chaplaincy in South Africa in terms of theological presuppositions that can generally be associated with Karl Barth's understanding of ministry. It focuses on the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches of South Africa: the period selected is the past ten years. After surveying the rather scarce literature on the military chaplaincy in South Africa and several Western countries, the author briefly outlines those aspects of the theology of ministry of Karl Barth pertinent to this thesis. In addition, the author explains his own position on war and conscientious objection, which is generally speaking in keeping with what may be referred to as the Barthian perspective on ministry. The author then examines the South African Chaplains' Service. He finds several aspects incompatible with the theology of ministry outlined in Chapter 2: rank, uniform, military appointment of senior staff, command influence of the military over chaplains, the hierarchical structure of the Chaplains' Service, in-house training of chaplains, security clearance and secrecy. He argues that the real test of the freedom of the military chaplaincy is whether chaplains are free to convey the church's message of peace. The author concludes that the English-speaking churches cannot yet be assured of the freedom of their chaplains, and shows that the "complete freedom" to which most of the Permanent Force chaplains lay claim is illusory. 2015-12-13T04:24:47Z 2015-12-13T04:24:47Z 1984 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15803 eng application/pdf Department of Religious Studies Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Theology - Christian Religion Chaplains, Military Moll, Peter Graham A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches |
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| title | A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches |
| title_full | A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches |
| title_fullStr | A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches |
| title_full_unstemmed | A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches |
| title_short | A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches |
| title_sort | theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the english speaking churches |
| topic | Theology - Christian Religion Chaplains, Military |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15803 |
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