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The role of military chaplains has changed over the past decade as Western militaries have deployed to highly religious environments such as East Africa, Afghanistan, and Iraq. By looking at the rapidly changing role of the military chaplain, this volume raises issues critical to U.S. foreign and national security policy and diplomacy.
List of contents
Foreword, Major General Douglas Carver (ret.), former U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Modern Military Chaplaincy in the Era of Intervention and Terrorism, Eric Patterson
Chapter 2: Yesterday and Today: Understanding the Role and Influence of the U.S. Military Chaplaincy, Pauletta Otis
Chapter 3: Chaplains Advising Warfighters on Culture and Religion, Dayne Nix
Chapter 4: Beginnings: The Army Chaplaincy Responds to the War on Terrorism, Eric Keller
Chapter 5: The Iraq Inter-Religious Congress and the Baghdad Accords, Micheal Hoyt
Chapter 6: Building National Capacity: Training Afghan Chaplains, Steven Moore
Chapter 7: Religious Advisement and Religious Leader Engagement in the Horn of Africa, Jon Cutler
Chapter 8: Advising Generals at the CENTCOM Center of Excellence, David West
Chapter 9: Spiritual Resiliency: Findings from the U.S. Army "Health of the Force" Surveys (2008-present), Eric Wester
Chapter 10: Spiritual and Professional Formation Under Stress: A Survey of Military Chaplains, Gary Roberts and L. Diane Hess-Hernandez
Chapter 11: Chaplains, Religion, and the Study of International Relations, Jason Klocek and Ronald Hassner
About the author
Edited by Eric Patterson - Contributions by Douglas L. Carver; Capt. Jon Cutler; Ron E. Hassner; LaShanda D. Hess-Hernandez; Colonel Mike Hoyt; Lt. Col. Eric Keller; Jason Klocek; S.K. Moore; Dayne Nix; Pauletta Otis Ph. D.; Gary E. Roberts; Colonel Willi
Summary
The role of military chaplains has changed over the past decade as Western militaries have deployed to highly religious environments such as East Africa, Afghanistan, and Iraq. By looking at the rapidly changing role of the military chaplain, this volume raises issues critical to U.S. foreign and national security policy and diplomacy.
