Download or read book A Handbook of Chaplaincy Studies written by Revd Dr Christopher Swift and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable compendium of case-studies, academic reflection and critical enquiry, this Handbook offers a fresh understanding of traditional, contemporary and innovative forms of spiritual practice as they are witnessed in the public sphere. Providing a wide-ranging appraisal of chaplaincy in an era of religious complexity and emergent spiritualities, this pioneering book is a major contribution to a relatively underdeveloped field and sets out how the phenomenon of chaplaincy can be better understood and its practice more robust and informed.