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Here is a sociological exploration of the faith, work, and lives of port chaplains and the seafarers they minister to. The volume combines ethnographic and qualitative methodologies and draws on archive materials, fieldwork in ports and on cargo ships, and interviews with chaplains in the UK and overseas.
Introduction -- Part I: Port Chaplaincy Services and The Work of Port Chaplains -- 1: The Origins of British Port Chaplaincy -- Introduction -- Background -- The Mission to Seafarers -- Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea) -- Port Chaplaincy Today -- 2: The Work of Contemporary Port Chaplains -- Introduction -- The Services That Port Chaplains Provide -- Emotional Labour in the Delivery of Port Welfare Services -- Other Challenges Faced by Port Chaplains -- The Challenges of Fund-Raising -- Ecumenism and the Sharing of Resources -- Conclusion -- 3: The Motivations and Aspirations of Port Chaplains and Volunteers -- Introduction -- The Motivation to Work as a Port Chaplain or a Volunteer Seafarers' Welfare Worker -- Port Chaplains -- Volunteers -- Understanding Long-Term Service to Seafarers -- Conclusion -- Part II: Seafarers' Faith and Welfare -- 4: The Negotiation of Differences in Faith on Board Cargo Vessels -- Introduction -- Diverse Shipboard Beliefs -- The Causes and Avoidance of Conflict -- Conformity on Board: Blending with the Crowd and Avoiding Ridicule -- Deviating from Pious Behaviour -- Conclusion -- 5: The Significance of Faith and Support Services for Seafarers at Sea -- Introduction -- The Role of Faith in Maintaining Emotional Stability, Staving Off Boredom, and Counteracting Loneliness -- Faith as both comfort and a source of unease -- The Significance of Chaplains -- Conclusion -- Part III: Contextualizing Port Chaplaincy -- 6: Port Chaplaincy and the Wider Community -- Introduction -- Local Connections between Port Chaplains, Seafarers' Centres, and Community Groups -- Connections between Seafarers' Centres, National Organizations, and National Community Groups -- Conclusion -- 7: Practical Ecumenical Cooperation amongst Organizations Providing Port Chaplaincy -- Introduction -- The International Christian Maritime Association (ICMA) and the North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA) -- Local Experiences of Ecumenicism -- When the Sharing of Centres and Services Works Well -- Sharing Resources and the Flaws That May Emerge in Ecumenical Solidarity -- Conclusions -- 8: Port Chaplaincy: What Makes It Distinctive? -- Introduction -- Defining and Mapping Chaplaincy: An Overview -- The Work of Port Chaplains: Going on Board -- The Work of Port Chaplains: Beyond the Ship -- So What Makes Port Chaplaincy Distinctive? -- Structural and organizational arrangements -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- Recommendations for Further Research -- References -- Index.
Helen Sampson, Nelson Turgo, Wendy Cadge, Sophie Gilliat-Ray.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]