by Jason Zuidema, ICMA This beautiful, short book recounts the ministry of a Stella Maris chaplain in Immingham, UK. Fr. Colum Kelly, a priest in the Diocese of Leeds, tells his stories of 16 years as port chaplain. Editor Josie Edwards makes the text engaging and illustrations are added by current Immingham chaplain, Bryony Watson.…
Book Review: The Liquidation of the Church
Kees de Groot, The Liquidation of the Church. New York: Routledge, 2018. 191pp. In many popular venues we hear either that religion is dying out or that personal spirituality is becoming the norm. Professor Kees de Groot argues that both of these ideas are inadequate understandings of religion in modern Western societies. De Groot is…
Book Review: Multifaith Chaplaincy in the Workplace
Fiona Stewart-Darling, Multifaith Chaplaincy in the Workplace: How Chaplains Can Support Organizations and their Employees. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017. 176pp. This book is a case study in building a workplace chaplaincy program. Fiona Stewart-Darling, an Anglican priest, explains the history and formation of the chaplaincy program she has led in the Canary Wharf district of…