Religious Diversity and University Chaplaincy

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Religious Diversity and University Chaplaincy is written by Gregory W. McGonigle and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1666738204 (ISBN 10) and 9781666738209 (ISBN 13).

Since the 1990s, the religious diversity of United States universities has increased, with growing numbers of students, faculty, and staff who are Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Humanist. To support these demographics, university chaplaincies and spiritual life programs have been expanding beyond their Christian and Jewish compositions to include chaplains and programs for these traditions. Through interviews with these new chaplains, this book examines how these chaplaincies developed, the preparation the chaplains needed, their responsibilities, and the current challenges and the future prospects of these programs. It provides valuable advice for university leaders about how and why to develop spiritual life programs to support today’s religious diversity.