Negotiating Religious Differences: The Strategies of Interfaith Chaplains in Healthcare

• Published in: Journal for the scientific study of religion Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 146 - 158
• Main Authors: Cadge, Wendy, Sigalow, Emily
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2013; Wiley Subscription Services; Wiley
• Subjects: Bargaining; chaplain; Chaplains; Christianity; Church Membership; Clergy; Conflict; Differences; Family; General subjects. History of religions. Religious anthropology; Health care; Health care industry; Health care organizations; Health Care Services; healthcare; History and sciences of religions; Islam; Language; Language Usage; Ministers of religion; Muslims; Occupational Roles; organization; Patients; Prayer; Religion; Religious Beliefs; religious diversity; Religious pluralism; Roles; secular; Secularism; Sociology of religion; Spiritual belief systems; Spirituality; Studies in religion; Methodology; History of religions

Chaplains in healthcare increasingly work in interfaith roles with patients and families from a range of religious and spiritual backgrounds. Some move with ease between their own religious backgrounds and those of the individuals with whom they work. Others encounter tensions as their status as a p...