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Thematic charting of military chaplaincy scholarship (2014–2024) : a Scopus and Web of Science scoping review
ID Hazemali, David (Author), ID Maver, Aleš (Author)

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Abstract
This scoping review maps peer-reviewed scholarship on military chapla-incy (2014–2024) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. We asked how cha-plains’ roles, delivery models, collaborations, and methodological approaches relate to moral injury, suicide care, religious and ethnic plurality, and readiness.Searches (14 March 2025) yielded 217 records and after analysis 58 met our criteria analysis. We classified studies as outcomes (n=3), implementation/pro-vider-facing (n=37), and conceptual/historical/policy/evidence syntheses(n=18). The literature depicts a maturing discipline, moving from traditional ad hoc pastoral responses towards structured, reproducible approaches. Military Chaplain collaboration with behavioural health and command is the most de-veloped thematic area, supported by learning collaboratives and crisis proto-cols. Moral-injury interventions cluster into chaplain-only, co-facilitated, and protocolised narrative-ritual models, with promising but limited outcome si-gnals. Evidence-informed practice is growing via screening, shared language, and brief interventions; comparative work highlights diverse measurementapproaches, ethics, and governance across countries. Samples are heavily we-ighted toward Christian chaplains, male service members, and the U.S. VA/DoD contexts. Gaps include rigorous trials, non-U.S. and minority-faith contexts, mechanism testing, and economic evaluation

Language:English
Keywords:military chaplaincy, military chaplains, moral injury, suicide prevention, integrated care, spiritual readiness, implementation science, confidentiality, international comparison, scoping review, armed forces
Work type:Article
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:TEOF - Theological Faculty
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Publication date:01.01.2025
Year:2025
Number of pages:Str. 399-426
Numbering:Letn. 85, [št.] 2
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-177647 This link opens in a new window
UDC:355:2-722.5:004.65
ISSN on article:0006-5722
DOI:10.34291/BV2025/02/Hazemali This link opens in a new window
COBISS.SI-ID:262116099 This link opens in a new window
Publication date in RUL:30.12.2025
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Title:Bogoslovni vestnik : glasilo Teološke fakultete v Ljubljani
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Language:Slovenian
Title:Tematsko kartiranje znanstvene in strokovne literature o vojaški duhovščini (2014–2024 : sistematični pregled podatkovnih baz Scopus in Web of Science
Abstract:
Pričujoči shematični pregled mapira znanstveno in strokovno literaturo o vojaški duhovščini, indeksirano v podatkovnih bazah Scopus in Web of Scien-ce v obdobju 2014–2024. V prispevku odgovarjamo na vprašanje, kako so vlo-ge vojaških kaplanov, modeli izvajanja, oblike sodelovanja in metodološki pristopi povezani z moralno ranjenostjo, samomorilnostno oskrbo, verskim in etničnim pluralizmom ter stalno pripravljenostjo. Iskanje v bazah (14. marec 2025) je prineslo 217 zapisov, po presoji jih je našim merilom ustrezalo 58. Študije smo kategorizirali na troje vrst, in sicer: študije izidov (n = 3), izvedbene/na izvajalce usmerjene (n = 37) ter konceptualne/zgodovinske/politične/sintezne (n = 18). Raziskava je pokazala, da je sodelovanje vojaških kaplanov s psihološko službo in poveljstvom najbolj razvito področje, podpirajo pa ga mreža sodelujočih in krizni protokoli. Intervencije ob moralni ranjenosti se razvrščajo v tri tipe: intervencije, ki jih izvajajo kaplani, sovodene (kaplan in klinični strokovnjak) in protokolirani narativno-ritualni pristopi s sicer obetavnimi, a še omejenimi izidi. Dokazano podprta praksa se razvija prek preverjanj, skupnega jezika in kratkih intervencij; primerjalne študije poudarjajo raznolike merilne parametre, etične okvire in upravljanje po državah. V vzorcih so sicer izrazito za-stopani krščanski duhovniki, moški pripadniki ter ameriški vojaški in veteranski konteksti. Vrzeli vključujejo pomanjkanje strožjega preskušanja učinkovitosti, raziskav zunaj ZDA in manjšinskih veroizpovedi, preizkušanja mehanizmov delovanja ter ekonomskega vrednotenja.

Keywords:vojaška duhovščina, vojaški kaplani, moralna rana, preprečevanje samomora, integrirana oskrba, duhovna pripravljenost, implementacijska znanost, zaupnost, mednarodna primerjava, sistematični pregled literature, oborožene sile

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Project number:P6-0138-2019
Name:Preteklost severovzhodne Slovenije med slovenskimi zgodovinskimi deželami in v interakciji z evropskim sosedstvom

Funder:ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
Project number:V5-24003-2024
Name:Religiozna in duhovna oskrba za pripadnike Slovenske vojske v 21. stoletju

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