Enhancing Military Chaplaincy In Slovenia: A Comparative Analysis And Recommendations From Four Nato Allies

Teodora Tea Ristevska; Jelena Juvan

doi:10.2478/cmc-2025-0022

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Enhancing Military Chaplaincy In Slovenia: A Comparative Analysis And Recommendations From Four Nato Allies

CONTEMPORARY MILITARY CHALLENGES

Volume 27 (2025): Issue 3 (September 2025)

By: Teodora Tea Ristevska and Jelena Juvan

Open Access

|Nov 2025

Abstract

Spiritual care is an essential component of force readiness and service member well-being, especially in military environments, where personal liberty is constrained. This article focuses on the Slovenian legal and institutional arrangements for military chaplaincy compared to those of four countries – the United States, Croatia, Germany and the United Kingdom. The comparison shows that Slovenia has developed a clear and secular legal foundation for chaplaincy which avoids Concordat-based dependencies. However, practical implementation still reveals gaps, particularly in multi-faith representation, inclusive funding, and performance evaluation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cmc-2025-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2463-9575 | Journal ISSN: 2232-2825

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Published on: Nov 28, 2025

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Keywords:

Military chaplaincy,

spiritual support,

Slovenian Armed Forces,

NATO,

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Sociology of science, technology, and environment,

Political science,

Political thought,

Military policy,

International relations

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