M. Jeanne Wirpsa

Chaplains Investigate Their Practice

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Walton, Körver, and den Toom elevate the genre of chaplaincy case studies to a new level through the innovative development of the Dutch Case Studies Project. Here they make the case for the advantages of a communal, methodologically rigorous, and standardized approach to case study research by ‘showing’ the fruits of their labor in nine exemplary cases and then by engaging in comparative, thematic analysis of those very case studies. Like master weavers respectful of the detailed materials before them, yet holding fast to their heuristic design, the editors shuttle between the rich narratives of their project participants to offer readers heretofore unpublished insights into chaplaincy identity and best practices.”