The book is about the way military chaplains handle religious diversity among the enlisted they serve and within their own corps. It is based on extensive in-depth interviews with more than 30 active duty chaplains, so their successes, failures and conflicts are described in their own words. The book will be of interest to military chaplains, chaplain candidates, seminarians exploring career options, and other clergy and counselors who perform institutional ministry (e.g. hospital chaplains). It will appeal to sociologists who study multiculturalism and pluralism, as well as to people with scholarly or professional interest in church/state issues, such as equal opportunity officers. It will be interesting to readers concerned with the rise of the 'religious right', the status of Islam in America, and general interest in military history and American culture.

Chaplain pseudonyms and faith groups -- Note on quotations -- Introduction -- Military chaplains and their work -- Accommodating and limiting religion in the military -- Muslims, witches and chaplains -- Military chaplains' experiences with diversity -- Culture war in the chaplain corps. Military Chaplains and Religious Diversity -- Studying Diversity in the Military -- Freedom of Religion in a Total Institution -- Islam and Wicca in the Military -- The Chaplains' Experience with Diversity: Cooperation Without Compromise -- Right-wing Protestants and their Discontents -- Lessons Learned and Hope for the Future -- -- --.