Case Studies Project: Chaplaincy in the Armed Forces

• Period: 2016-2021
• Status: completed

In this project, chaplains working for the Ministry of Defence describe cases from their practice according to a set format. These are then evaluated by the research community, consisting of the participating chaplains and two researchers. The aim is to provide insight into the work of chaplains at the Ministry of Defence: what do they do, why and to what end?

This research is part of the Case Studies Project (CSP) in Chaplaincy Care. The aim is to write down and evaluate case studies that can help identify good practices in spiritual care. The entire project consists of cases in six different research communities. In addition to the Ministry of Defence, these are Justice, General Hospitals, Mental Health Institutions, Elderly Care and Mixed.

Researchers

• Dr. Carmen Schuhmann
• Dr. Theo Pleizier
• Dr. Sjaak Körver
• Prof. Martin Walton

Partners

• University Center for Chaplaincy Studies (UCGV)
• Military Chaplaincy Services of the Armed Forces

Publications

• Gertjan Jorissen, Carmen Schuhmann, Theo Pleizier, Jacques Körver en Martin Walton (2019). Je kunt een mens uit de oorlog halen, maar de oorlog niet uit een mens. Handelingen 2, 33-37
• Jorissen, G., Schuhmann, C.M., Pleizier, T.T.J., Körver, J.W.G. & Walton, M.N. (2020). You can remove a person from the war but you cannot remove the war from a person. In R. Kruizinga, J. Körver, N. den Toom, M. Walton & M. Stoutjesdijk (Eds.), Learning from case studies in chaplaincy. Utrecht: Eburon
• Pleizier, T.T.J. & Schuhmann, C.M. (2020). Comparing multiple case studies of (military) chaplaincy care. In R. Kruizinga, J. Körver, N. den Toom, M. Walton & M. Stoutjesdijk (Eds.), Learning from case studies in chaplaincy. Utrecht: Eburon
• Schuhmann, C. M., & Plaizier, T. T. J. (in press). Geestelijke verzorging bij Defensie: Onder militairen en tussen mensen. Tijdschrift voor Geestelijke Verzorging

Also see

Description Case Studies Project on website UCGV (in Dutch)

Contact

Dr. Carmen Schuhmann, C.Schuhmann@UvH.nl.