DMIN 8613 - The Chaplaincy Ministry-Military

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Tennessee Temple University

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Description:

3 credit hours This course introduces and reminds chaplaincy candidates, continuing National Guard, reserve, and active-duty chaplains, and pastors of churches in military environments to the realities of military ministry. The history, requirements, call, work, pluralistic environment, cultural setting, misconceptions, and additional unique elements of ministry in military environments are addressed. Issues of particular application to the military chaplaincy and ministry, such as the constitutional separation of church and state and specific, contemporary theological challenges, and their relationship to military ministry and chaplaincy are included. The unique opportunities of ministry to the single soldier, current military age generation, women in the military, and of counseling in hospitals, crisis situations, and short term are all introduced.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tntemple.edu

Phone Number:

(423) 493-4100

Calendar System:

Semester

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