ABSTRACT
The significance of chaplaincy is demonstrated in this collection of articles published over the last 20 years in the journal Practical Theology, previously named Contact from its launch in 1960 to 2007. It is offered primarily as a resource for those studying chaplaincy, whether as practitioners reflecting on their own context or as scholars seeking to understand and learn from the world of chaplaincy. There is a trajectory in the journal towards the greater and more rigorous use of a range of empirical research methodologies, and this is reflected in the articles collected. Many of the articles have clear implications for the understanding and practice of chaplaincy, for institutional policies relating to chaplaincy and more broadly, and for the discipline of practical theology.
