Correctional Chaplains: Keepers of the Cloak, 2nd ed.

by W. Thomas Beckner

Publisher:

Correctional Ministries Institute

, 2021

Overview

Dr. Beckner briefly reviews the history of correctional chaplaincy and its development within the American criminal justice system and summarizes several significant studies of the profession. He examines the critical premises on which chaplaincy rests and presents a unique structural model of chaplaincy consisting of four critical dimensions: personal, pastoral, administrative, and community. Beckner then shows how this paradigm serves as a template for the development of a chaplaincy plan that will meet the needs of a specific institutional setting and can be monitored for effective results.

Key Features

• Reviews the history of correctional chaplaincy.
• Summarizes several significant studies of the profession.
• Examines the critical premises on which chaplaincy rests.

Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Preface to the Revised Edition
• Introduction
• Chapter One: The Historical Roots of Correctional Chaplaincy
• Chapter Two: The Changing Face of Correctional Chaplaincy
• Chapter Three: Searching for a Meaningful Chaplaincy Paradigm
• Chapter Four: A Paradigm for Chaplaincy: The Critical Dimensions
• Chapter Five: Personal Dimension
• Chapter Six: Pastoral Dimension
• Chapter Seven: Administrative Dimension
• Chapter Eight: Community Dimension
• Chapter Nine: The Individualized Ministry Plan
• Chapter Ten: Back to the Future
• Notes
• References
• Appendix: Survey of Minimal Chaplaincy Qualifications (2002 & 2021)

Product Details

• Title: Correctional Chaplains: Keepers of the Cloak, 2nd ed.
• Author: W. Thomas Beckner
• Edition: Second Edition
• Publisher: Correctional Ministries Institute
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Pages: 214
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Prison chaplains › United States; Prison chaplains; United States
• ISBN: 9798486762253
• Resource ID: LLS:CRRCTNLCHPLNDTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-10T15:15:30Z

About Beckner, W. Thomas

W. Thomas Beckner (Dr.) is a recognized authority on correctional chaplaincy, having served in a variety of roles in the criminal justice arena over the past 35 years. He has served in jail and prison chaplaincy, non-profit prison ministry, chaplaincy placement & supervision, and as a consultant to several state and county agencies. Dr. Beckner has pioneered educational programming for correctional ministries—for community-based non-profit organizations as well as college certificate programs—and has been both a department head and graduate coordinator for criminal justice degree programs at two universities.