Hospice chaplains have traditionally played a unique part in palliative care, providing human compassion and support to help ease life's final chapter. This book thoughtfully tackles the question at the heart of modern hospice chaplaincy: do chaplains have a distinctive role in an increasingly secular society?

A comprehensive look at why and how this work needs to be done, each chapter will be a rich resource for hospice chaplains and anyone working within a hospice multi-disciplinary team. Taking the form of reflections by chaplains and other professionals, they examine the tension between sacred and secular space, explore how spiritual care works in a changing society, and look at what voice a chaplain has within the hospice team.

Essential reading for chaplains, this insightful book reflects on the important work undertaken by hospice chaplaincies and explains why they continue to be a vital resource for end-of-life care.

Contributions by: Margery Collin, Jacki Thomas, Martin Hill, Judy Davies, Helen Newman, Jonathan Pye, Margaret Whipp, Jonathan Wittenberg, Julian Abel, David Buck, Caroline McAfee, Ruth White, Jill Brown, Louise Adey Huish, Gary Windon, Liza Waller, Sally Bedborough, Nell Mellerick, Jessica Rose, Andy Edmeads, Stig Graham, Abbas Khalifa, Simon O'Donoghue, Kathryn Morrison, Matthew Hagan, Dawn Allan, Richard Clarke, Ewan Kelly
Foreword by: Baroness Finlay of Llandaff