“Am I a priest in the armed forces, or a soldier who is a priest?” Identity work among military chaplains in the Swedish armed forces

Military chaplains (MCs) in Sweden embody a hybrid professional identity at the intersection of ecclesiastical and military institutions. Ordained Lutheran priests serve within the Swedish Armed Forces, where they may carry arms for self-defense—challenging conventional boundaries between religious...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Sociology
Main Author:	Jan Grimell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-10-01
Subjects:	military chaplain military chaplaincy identity work hybrid profession institutional complexity military culture
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1645776/full