Date of Award
4-1-2013
Document Type
Major Applied Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Department
Practical Theology
First Advisor
Joel Okamoto
Scripture References in this Resource
Romans 9:4b; Acts 4:12; Romans 1:5; John 14:6; Acts 26:17; 18; Romans 3:25; Hebrews 2:17; John 3:18; 1 Corinthians 1:21b; Romans 10:13-14a; Isaiah 53:5; Judges 6:25; Deuteronomy 12:2; Exodus 34:13; Deuteronomy 34:10-25; Exodus 20:2-17; Exodus 34:14; 1 Peter 2:13-14; Proverbs 14:34
Abstract
Oswald, Timothy J. “Christian Navy Chaplains and the Challenge of Expanding Religious Pluralism.” D.Min. Major Applied Project, Concordia Seminary – St. Louis. 2013. 245 pp.
Navy chaplains are expected to facilitate for the religious needs of those from other faiths. For chaplains who believe in the exclusivity of the Christian religion, this can create theological and even personal tensions about support for religious practices which the chaplain believes to be false.
This project explores those tensions and proposes ways to help exclusivist Navy chaplains navigate them. The final ministry product is a Power Point® brief. It draws from bibliographic research, a survey of some Navy chaplains and selected interviews to argue that chaplains can serve in ways that are respectful, legal, and yet theologically faithful.
Recommended Citation
Oswald, Timothy, "Christian Navy Chaplains and the Challenge of Expanding Religious Pluralism" (2013). Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project. 142.
https://scholar.csl.edu/dmin/142
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