Army Chaplain S Manual

Excerpt from The Army Chaplain's Manual: Designed as a Help to Chaplains in the Discharge of Their Various Duties, Both Temporal and Spiritual; Containing Also All the Laws and Regulation in Regard to Chaplains Together With the Proper Steps to Be Taken to Secure a Chaplain's Appoinment Chaplain's Public Pastoral Work I. Public Worship. II. Preaching III. Distribution of Tracts IV. Bible-classes V. Prayer-meetings and Ward Services VI. Administration of Sacraments. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Prepared by the Office of the Chief of Chaplains, United States Army, this handbook provides a useful guide to the beliefs and practices of a number of religious groups. It provides a useful reference, both for professionals such as airport and hospital chaplains, and for lay readers interested in a basic guide to religious groups not readily covered in other references. A specific purpose of the handbook was also to limit the amount of information provided on each group. Thus, while the information is accurate (in most instances approved by authorities from the individual groups themselves), it is by no means comprehensive. The material presented in the handbook was derived through an extensive research effort. The handbook includes 37 different group descriptions, divided into seven categories. The categories are: Christian Heritage Groups Japanese Heritage Groups Jewish Groups Indian Heritage Groups Islamic Groups Sikh Groups Other Groups Among the uniform topics covered for each group are: historical roots, origins in the U.S., number of adherents in the U.S., organizational structure, leadership and role of priesthood, who may conduct worship services, is group worship required, dietary laws or restrictions, special religious holidays, funeral and burial requirements, autopsy, cremation, medical treatment, is a priest required at the time of death, basic teachings or beliefs, and ethical practices.

Military chaplains are uniquely positioned to help Army soldiers deal with mental health concerns. Unlike therapists, chaplains frequently are well known to the men and women within the units they serve. Even soldiers who do not attend church service will have some interactions with the chaplain attached to their unit. This may arise from their attending the same military exercise, informal social gatherings, briefings, and so on. What's more, many soldiers have greater trust in a chaplain maintaining confidentiality than they do of the privacy afforded by military therapists. As a consequence, the Army chaplain will often be the first (and sometimes only) individual to whom a solider reaches out when feeling overwhelmed. With that in mind it is vital that chaplains have the core skills necessary to provide relief, solutions, and when needed referrals to other professionals. This manual takes the chaplain step by step through the process of identifying what (if any) mental illness a soldier is struggling with, and how best to help in light of that understanding. With this field manual in hand, chaplains can more confidently employ their role as pastoral counselor to the soldiers in their care.