A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches

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dc.contributor.advisorVilla-Vicencio, Charlesen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMoll, Peter Grahamen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T04:24:47Z
dc.date.available2015-12-13T04:24:47Z
dc.date.issued1984en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 330-359.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe essence of this thesis is a critique of the structure and form of the military chaplaincy in South Africa in terms of theological presuppositions that can generally be associated with Karl Barth's understanding of ministry. It focuses on the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches of South Africa: the period selected is the past ten years. After surveying the rather scarce literature on the military chaplaincy in South Africa and several Western countries, the author briefly outlines those aspects of the theology of ministry of Karl Barth pertinent to this thesis. In addition, the author explains his own position on war and conscientious objection, which is generally speaking in keeping with what may be referred to as the Barthian perspective on ministry. The author then examines the South African Chaplains' Service. He finds several aspects incompatible with the theology of ministry outlined in Chapter 2: rank, uniform, military appointment of senior staff, command influence of the military over chaplains, the hierarchical structure of the Chaplains' Service, in-house training of chaplains, security clearance and secrecy. He argues that the real test of the freedom of the military chaplaincy is whether chaplains are free to convey the church's message of peace. The author concludes that the English-speaking churches cannot yet be assured of the freedom of their chaplains, and shows that the "complete freedom" to which most of the Permanent Force chaplains lay claim is illusory.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMoll, P. G. (1984). <i>A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15803en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMoll, Peter Graham. <i>"A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1984. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15803en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMoll, P. 1984. A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Moll, Peter Graham AB - The essence of this thesis is a critique of the structure and form of the military chaplaincy in South Africa in terms of theological presuppositions that can generally be associated with Karl Barth's understanding of ministry. It focuses on the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches of South Africa: the period selected is the past ten years. After surveying the rather scarce literature on the military chaplaincy in South Africa and several Western countries, the author briefly outlines those aspects of the theology of ministry of Karl Barth pertinent to this thesis. In addition, the author explains his own position on war and conscientious objection, which is generally speaking in keeping with what may be referred to as the Barthian perspective on ministry. The author then examines the South African Chaplains' Service. He finds several aspects incompatible with the theology of ministry outlined in Chapter 2: rank, uniform, military appointment of senior staff, command influence of the military over chaplains, the hierarchical structure of the Chaplains' Service, in-house training of chaplains, security clearance and secrecy. He argues that the real test of the freedom of the military chaplaincy is whether chaplains are free to convey the church's message of peace. The author concludes that the English-speaking churches cannot yet be assured of the freedom of their chaplains, and shows that the "complete freedom" to which most of the Permanent Force chaplains lay claim is illusory. DA - 1984 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1984 T1 - A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches TI - A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15803 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15803
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMoll PG. A theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churches. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1984 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15803en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Religious Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherTheology - Christian Religionen_ZA
dc.subject.otherChaplains, Militaryen_ZA
dc.titleA theological critique of the military chaplaincy of the English-speaking churchesen_ZA
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