A religião na caserna: o papel do capelão militar

• Ano de defesa: 2007
• Autor(a) principal: Almeida, Marcelo Coelho
• Orientador(a): Gomes, Antônio Máspoli de Araújo
• Banca de defesa: Camargo, Calvino , Pereira, João Baptista Borges
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Ciências da Religião
• Departamento: Religião
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: religião, capelania; capelania militar; Força Aérea Brasileira
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: religion, chaplaincy; military chaplaincy; Brazilian Air Force
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::TEOLOGIA
• Link de acesso: http://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/25628

The present research seeks to evaluate the work of the military chaplain. The focus is on analyzing his influence and the validity of his task within a military institution. Taking as a starting point historical, theological, technical and practical observation, the research seeks to confirm the hypothesis that the role of chaplaincy has been, is today, and will always be, of great relevancy to the armed forces: chaplaincy services, in terms of influence, validity and import within a military organization parallels the role played by spirituality and religion in all of human life. The path covered for the development of these observations begins with the historical development of military chaplaincy, from its beginnings to its regular establishment and pervasive presence nowadays. Next, it covers the religious aspect, analyzing, on one hand, the human being as imbued with spirituality and, therefore, needing contact with the sacred, and on the other hand, the military environment as that of an encompassing institution whose very conception points inexorably to the need of a helping intervention in terms of the resources offered by religious beliefs. Finally, the research is complemented by drawing on the professional experience of its author as an evangelical chaplain in the Air Force. The military profession of the chaplain is seen in distinction from general militarism and from regular religious work, mindful of the intersection between both roles and, thus, establishing a concept of military chaplaincy.