| PREFACE |
| ABSTRACT |
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| Chapter |
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| 1. | INTRODUCTION |
| What Is The Problem? |
| Definition of Key Terms |
| The Functions of the
Military Chaplaincy |
| PART I. A LOOK AT THE PAST FOR BIBLICAL AND HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS |
| 2. | BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS |
| Old Testament Sources |
| New Testament Sources |
| 3. | HISTORICAL BACKGROUND |
| European Baptists |
| American Baptists |
| Summary and Conclusions |
| 4. | A HISTORICAL SURVEY OF
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHAPLAINCY TO MILITARY PERSONNEL 1845-1972 |
| The Civil War Period |
| From the Civil War to End of World War I |
| From World War I to End of World II |
| From World War II to the Present |
| PART II. THE PRESENT SOUTHERN BAPTIST STANCE ON
ISSUES RELATED TO THE MILITARY CHAPLAINCY |
| 5. | THE CHAPLAINCY AND CONTEMPORARY
CHURCH-STATE ISSUES |
| Federal Aid to Parochial Schools |
| Taxation of Church Property |
| Charitable Contributions |
| The Prayer Amendment |
| Aid to Hospitals and Colleges |
| The First Amendment and Religious Liberty |
| Baptist Faith and Message |
| 6. | THE CHAPLAINCY AND
CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL ISSUES |
| War and Peace |
| The Chaplaincy and Citizenship |
| Freedom and Authority |
| Contemporary Social Environment |
| PART III. A FUTURE STANCE ON THE MILITARY CHAPLAINCY |
| 7. | FOUNDATION PRINCIPLES
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROPOSED STANCE ON THE MILITARY CHAPLAINCY |
| Church-State Principles |
| Other Basic Ethical Principles |
| 8. | A POSITION STATEMENT
ON THE FUTURE CHAPLAINCY |
| Position Statement |
| The Statement and Religious
Liberty |
| The Statement and War |
| The Statement and the Chaplaincy
Reform |
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| Appendix |
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| A | The
Standard Baptist Confession of 1660 |
| B | The
Second London Confession of 1677 |
| C | Petition
of Baptist Committee on Grievances to the General Court of Massachusetts |
| D | Chaplain's
Statement in Support of His Proposed SBC Resolution |
| E | Study and
Report on the Military Chaplaincy by James W. Kelly |
| F | Position Statement
Addressee List |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY |