{"id":23922,"date":"2022-01-10T12:45:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T12:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/reply-to-nicole-and-sadira-chpl-500-chpl-500-introduction-to-chaplaincy-ministry-liberty-university\/"},"modified":"2022-01-10T12:45:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T12:45:30","slug":"reply-to-nicole-and-sadira-chpl-500-chpl-500-introduction-to-chaplaincy-ministry-liberty-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/reply-to-nicole-and-sadira-chpl-500-chpl-500-introduction-to-chaplaincy-ministry-liberty-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Reply to nicole and sadira chpl 500 | CHPL 500 – Introduction to Chaplaincy Ministry | Liberty University"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Reply to Nicole<\/p>\n

A SWOT analysis of the chaplain duties and responsibility from AD 1200- AA 1600?<\/em><\/p>\n

During the medieval times, military chaplain\u2019s presence was essential to the soldiers. \u00a0The torment of facing death caused some to seek spiritual care in order to have peace and forgiveness of sins just in case it was their last day in battle. \u00a0For example, Herbert Fitz Matthew an officer in the military summoned one of the chaplains to make a full confession and to receive the viaticum. 1\u00a0\u00a0When considering the SWOT analysis, the need for the chaplain\u2019s ministry is a strength. \u00a0From the chronicles point of view, Herbert\u2019s actions helped to prepare him to meet his death on the next day at the hands of the Welsh. 2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Several leaders provided requirements for the chaplains duties while working with the soldiers. \u00a0Pope Gregory IX listed the following duties for military chaplains to follow which consist of chaplains were to listen to the confessions of the soldiers, assign penances, carry out the other sacraments, provision the last rites, moral encouragement, and give sermons. \u00a0In regard to the SWOT analysis, Pope Gregory IX instructed the chaplains on what to say to make the troop feel better which appears to give the chaplains very little control in allowing the Holy Spirit to speak through him or her which can be considered a weakness within his or her ministry. \u00a0According to Mark 13:11 (NKJV) which states “When they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit.\u201d 3\u00a0<\/p>\n

When Pope Innocent was in leadership, he authorized the recruitment of priests and bishops to serve with the army for three years which in regards to the SWOT analysis provided an opportunity for the military chaplains to have a ministry within the military. \u00a0When looking at the threat of the military chaplains duties during medieval times, it was reported by Richard and Aelred that Archbishop Thurstan\u00a0committed himself to sending parish priests into the battlefield with rural levies who were getting ready to fight the Scots. 4\u00a0\u00a0The chaplains were required to bring crosses, relic, and banners into the field. \u00a0While the army were fighting, the chaplains stood high behind the line. \u00a0This required duty appeared to be a threat to the chaplains lives as they fulfilled what was required of them.<\/p>\n

Did the nature of the enemy make a difference during the wars of the three kingdoms (1642-1649)?<\/em><\/p>\n

The three kingdoms consist of three sets of enemies in three wars which included one civil war and two wars of conquest. \u00a0\u201cReligious matters played a central role in all three conflicts, and fore all three, parliament made provisions for chaplains part of the army.\u201d 5\u00a0\u00a0The cause of the war was based on Charles who attempted to impose the Angelican prayer book on the Scots which caused the war in Scotland. \u00a0\u201cReligious and political differences divided antagonists in ways that are frequently difficult to disentangle, regardless of whether the wars were national, tribal, or civil.\u201d 6 \u00a0The conflict was not only political but there was a denominational division between Protestants and Roman Catholic. \u00a0<\/p>\n

This division changes the nature of the war because there was more than one enemy and the reasons were more than political while causing chaplain to have to walk on the edge when helping certain soldiers. \u00a0This can cause the chaplains to be ineffective or make it difficult for some soldiers to get aid from a chaplain. \u00a0When looking at both Protestants and Roman Catholics, the Roman Catholics were more of a threat because of their degree of violence while the Protestants were more of greater concern to some armies than others. \u00a0The nature of the enemy definitely\u00a0made a difference. \u00a0Chaplains found it easier to deliver sermons to the Roman Catholics whereas the enemy being political disloyal co-religionists whom chaplains has to be careful when providing aid to them. 7\u00a0The division between the army could be damaging while causing the chaplains to be cautious on the extent of their duties while being mindful of their destination. \u00a0For example, in Ireland any Protestant minister can do the job whereas chaplains in Scotland who were considered troublemakers in England were used to help the commander escape fighting other Protestants. \u00a0This is the type of division and use of religion that made the war complex. \u00a0I believe some used the religious aspect to maneuver through the war which is evident in the commander using a chaplain to escape war while basing it on religion. \u00a0<\/p>\n

It had to be extremely difficult for chaplains during this time. \u00a0When you have many enemies not only on the outside but within the army, it can be extremely difficult to trust anyone which can change the dynamics of the chaplains duties within the military\u00a0during this war between three kingdoms.<\/p>\n

Bibliography<\/p>\n

Bergen, D.L. \u201cThe sword of the lord: Military chaplains from the first twenty-first century.\u201d The University of Notre Dame Press.<\/em>\u00a0(2004): 89-91.6<\/p>\n

\u00a0Reply to Sadira<\/p>\n

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  1. A\u00a0SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, \u00a0 Opportunities, and Threats) analysis\u00a0of the chaplain\u2019s duties and \u00a0 responsibilities from AD 1200 \u2013 AD 1600 (Bergen, ch. 3)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    During \u00a0 the four hundred year time period between AD 1200 and AD 1600 the chaplain\u2019s \u00a0 responsibilities have been growing and changing to meet needs. Like today, chaplains \u00a0 in this time period had various strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and \u00a0 threats. The greatest strength a chaplain had was the duty to \u201cprovide moral \u00a0 encouragement to the men through sermons. Even as early as Medieval days the \u00a0 military had a need for a chaplain and the tools they brought. Chaplains were \u00a0 used to perform specific duties as in \u201chearing confessions, assigning \u00a0 penances, providing moral encouragement and other sacraments.\u201d[1] The duties \u00a0 of the chaplain were highly significant before an army proceeded into battle. \u00a0 The chaplain\u2019s duties were depended on to encourage the troops but to also \u00a0 give them an opportunity to confess any sins so that in the possibility that \u00a0 they were killed, they would have confessed and be given last rites. At this \u00a0 time, there seemed to be discord in what a chaplains duties should include. \u00a0The author made a point to announce that at \u00a0 this time chaplains were expected to hear confessions, assign penances, and \u00a0 carry out the order of sacraments\u201d[2] While Performing weddings, funerals, \u00a0 and other issues. Chaplains were required to exhort men to behave properly as \u00a0 Christian soldiers and teach the troops by example to maintain a proper \u00a0 spirit of Christian fear of God.[3]<\/p>\n

    From \u00a0 the reading, an observation I made is being a chaplain is an officer of peace \u00a0 then and now. This means that they do not carry physical weapons or fight in \u00a0 combat. Instead, chaplains are responsible to be equipped to fight spiritual \u00a0 battles using the power of the word. Like today, Christian soldiers expect \u00a0 that the chaplains are able to guide and be an example for the unit they are \u00a0 serving. In any war or battle, soldiers are searching for word that \u00a0 encourage, uplift and bring hope. They need the chaplain to provide an opportunity \u00a0 to confess their sins and hear a prayer that not only provide hope but also \u00a0 provided victory. Chaplain\u2019s duties are being able to be there and give \u00a0 encouragement to soldiers in unwelcoming conditions and less than desirable \u00a0 aspects through their careers.<\/p>\n

    One \u00a0 of the weaknesses presented to a chaplain would be the inability to provide \u00a0 empathy in times of confessions. While there is a human connection that \u00a0 soldiers may desire for reconciliation the chaplain can only offer the \u00a0 personal piece.<\/p>\n

    One \u00a0 of the opportunities a chaplain has when speaking with soldiers is the release \u00a0 of sin amongst the troops, \u201cif at any tie [the troops] should fall in to sin, \u00a0 they should recover through a true penance.\u201d [4] Because soldiers could feel convicted \u00a0 about duties carried out, there could be many mental struggles and internal \u00a0 battles could leave trauma with a soldier. In this time period, chaplains \u00a0 were regarded very holy as people had more fear for the divine and especially \u00a0 being able to audibly hear, \u201cyou are forgiven.\u201d Was something that many \u00a0 soldiers desperately needed to hear to overcome the fear in their hearts. \u00a0 Lastly, Threats that chaplains would have to deal with was that they are easy \u00a0 targets. They can be targets and easily harmed or the sources of what \u00a0 educates them could be harmed.<\/p>\n

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    1. Did the nature of the enemy make a \u00a0 difference during the wars of the Three Kingdoms (1642-1649)? (Bergen, ch, 4). \u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The \u00a0 nature of the enemy definitely made a difference in the wars of the three \u00a0 kingdoms. It was said that \u201cit was clear that if the enemy was, or could be, \u00a0 constructed as being Roman Catholic, a greater degree of violence was \u00a0 believed to be justifiable, violence supported by chaplains who identified \u00a0 the enemy with the enemies of God.\u201d[7] This is what defines the enemy and \u00a0 what provides intrusion of religious beliefs, these people were ready to \u00a0 fight for what they believed in and the influence of the chaplains and their \u00a0 impact on religious and political issues. Like today, denominations are a \u00a0 changing pillar and is stemmed from the beginning of the main differences had \u00a0 between the protestant church and the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n

      With \u00a0 war being Anglican Church (pre-Reformation, Roman Catholic) Vs. the Puritan \u00a0 Church (post Reformation), It was biased and the disagreement still has a \u00a0 bearing on today. The sad outcome is that Chaplains were not held in such \u00a0 high regard but rather played and used as bargaining tools. It was these \u00a0 circumstances that made people take a deeper look into how a chaplain should be \u00a0 regarded. It was imperative to start investigating how exactly a chaplain \u00a0 should react on a deeply delicate matter where the enemy itself wasn\u2019t in \u00a0 complete opposition to the goals of the people who fought against them. Like \u00a0 today\u2019s religious leaders, the Chaplain would need to be well versed and \u00a0 equipped with many scriptures and reasons to go to war. \u00a0By being equipped soldiers could feel \u00a0 confident and comfortable with the word of God and his will.<\/p>\n

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      Bibliography<\/p>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bachrach, David S. \u201cThe Medieval Military Chaplain and His Duties\u201d. Edited by Doris L. Bergen. The Sword of the Lord: Military Chaplains from the First to the Twenty-First Century<\/em>. Notre Dame:\u00a0 University of Notre Dame Press, 2009.<\/p>\n

      \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Laurence, Anne. \u201cDid the Nature of the Enemy Make a Difference?\u201d Edited by Doris L. Bergen. The Sword of the Lord: Military Chaplains from the First to the Twenty-First Century<\/em>. Notre Dame:\u00a0 University of Notre Dame Press, 2009.<\/p>\n

      [1]<\/u><\/a> Bergen, Doris L. The Sword of the Lord Military Chaplains from the First to the Twenty-First Century.<\/em> Notre Dame, IN. University of Notre Dame Press: 2009.<\/p>\n

      [2]<\/u><\/a> Ibid. 70.<\/p>\n

      [3]<\/u><\/a> Ibid.90<\/p>\n

      [4]<\/u><\/a> Ibid. 96.<\/p>\n

      [5]<\/u><\/a> Ibid. 94.<\/p>\n

      [6]<\/u><\/a> Ibid. 92.<\/p>\n

      [7]<\/u><\/a> Ibid. 75.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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