"Malcolm Torry tells the stories of the movement's origins, starting with the first record of priests in a place of work--on board naval ships in the reign of Henry VIII. He traces the established church's often tenuous relationship with the working classes and the profound changes in that relationship that occurred during World Wars 1 and 2. Following the subsequent growth of industrial mission, he explores how workplace chaplaincy today is facing the challenge of an increasingly secularized society."--Back cover.