The changing shape of support in the work of port chaplains

Cadge, Wendy, Turgo, Nelson ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5508-7260 and Sampson, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5857-9452 2025. The changing shape of support in the work of port chaplains. International Journal of Maritime History 37 (3) , pp. 540-557. 10.1177/08438714251355687

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Abstract

This article draws on historical and ethnographic data from port chaplains working with the Mission to Seamen/Seafarers in the United Kingdom in the 1950s and 2010s to chart a shift in the shape of that work. Relationships with seafarers are at the core of the work in both decades. This work is described through individual support for seafarers, work around death, support for community-building, and religious gatherings and events. While there is evidence for each of these components of the work in each decade, there is a clear shift in the shape of pastoral or caring work, which became more individualized and practically oriented over time. This shift likely results from automation and shorter turnaround times for vessels, as well as changes in the spiritual and religious identities of seafarers and port chaplains.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	0843-8714
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	26 June 2025
Date of Acceptance:	18 June 2025
Last Modified:	16 Sep 2025 15:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/179341

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