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Understanding Muslim Chaplaincy. Burlington, vt/Farnham: Ashgate, 2013. 226 pp. £34.99 (paperback). isbn 978-1-4094-3593-8.This book deals with the new role of Muslim pastoral care in British chaplaincy, which has a long history in British hospitals, prisons, the military and other sectors. The book is a comprehensive output of the Muslim Chaplains research project, which was conducted at the Centre for the Study of Islam in the uk at Cardiff University (2008-2012).The book consists of eight chapters which focus on such issues as pastoral care in Islam, the people, politics and practice of Muslim chaplaincy and the impact of Muslim chaplaincy on religious diversity and pubic life, as well as a comparative note on the differences in pastoral care between Great Britain and the usa. The work focuses on Muslim chaplains as new religious actors in an established institutionalised “Christian” pastoral system in Britain. It is based on semi-structured recorded interviews with 65 male and female Muslim chaplains in a range of different sectors in their work locations in order to test their pastoral work in action, rather than solely listening to their narratives outside the workspace.The book argues that the Islamic tradition has not followed the same trajectory of developing
Journal of Muslims in Europe – Brill
Published: Dec 4, 2017
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