Semănătorul (The Sower)
October 2022, Volume 3, Number 1
Religion in the Public Sphere: The Role and Function of Military Chaplains
Philip McCormack
ABSTRACT
The focus is the specific question of religion in the public sphere and the role and function of military chaplains. These will be explored in three distinct sections. In Religion in the Public Sphere the key issues will be examined by looking closely at what some of the leading international thinkers have contributed to the debate. The second section Aspects of Societal Change and the Implications for the Military will consider: a, the increasing fluidity of ideas and concepts; b, the hollowing out of traditional ideas; c, morality, moral beliefs and moral reasoning among emerging adults; and d, some implications for the military. The third section The Role of and Function of Military Chaplains will consider two specific areas: a, Religion provides substance for moral thought; and b, the theology of chaplaincy and basic human rights.
KEY WORDS: Religion, secularism, the public sphere, morality, chaplaincy.
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