Chaplaincy and Seafarers

Overview

This book explores the faith, work, and lives of port chaplains and seafarers. It draws on archive materials, fieldwork in ports and on cargo ships, and interviews with chaplains in the UK and overseas.

Seafarers' Attitudes and Faith

The volume presents a detailed picture of seafarers' attitudes to working in mixed faith crews, their understandings of their own faith and its role, and negotiation in a life at sea. It also discusses their needs regarding faith and general welfare support.

Port Chaplains' Roles and Environment

It describes the daily life and work of port chaplains, how they understand their roles in relation to their own faith, and how they manage their work in a multi-faith environment.

Stakeholders and Historical Context

In producing this rich account, the perspectives of relevant stakeholders and the historical underpinnings of port chaplaincy have been considered, alongside comparisons with other forms of chaplaincy about which more has been known.