Military Chaplains in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond
Title | Military Chaplains in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Patterson |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 243 |
Release | 2014-08-07 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1442235403 |
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. U.S. military chaplains, who are by definition non-combatants, have been called upon by their war-fighting commanders to take on new roles beyond providing religious services to the troops. Chaplains are now also required to engage the local citizenry and provide their commanders with assessments of the religious and cultural landscape outside the base and reach out to local civilian clerics in hostile territory in pursuit of peace and understanding. In this edited volume, practitioners and scholars chronicle the changes that have happened in the field in the twenty-first century. Using concrete examples, this volume takes a critical look at the rapidly changing role of the military chaplain, and raises issues critical to U.S. foreign and national security policy and diplomacy.
Chaplains as Liaisons with Religious Leaders
Title | Chaplains as Liaisons with Religious Leaders PDF eBook |
Author | George Adams |
Publisher | |
Pages | 66 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Afghan War, 2001- |
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A Bridge in Babylon
Title | A Bridge in Babylon PDF eBook |
Author | Owen R. Chandler |
Publisher | Chalice Press |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2021-06-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0827203187 |
Army chaplain Owen Chandler takes us to the battlefields of Iraq in this gripping spiritual memoir of war, love, family, church and God. As an Arizona Army National Reservist, Rev. Chandler was deployed to Iraq as chaplain of the 336th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, leaving behind his wife, three young children, and a congregation for more than a year. In this honest and eloquent memoir, Chandler shares his story of serving as an “embedded presence of hope” in Iraq through personal letters, journal entries, scriptures and photos exchanged with family back home. Expanding far beyond the military chaplain caricature of M*A*S*H’s Father Francis Mulcahy, Chandler reflects on the brutal realities of war, his fellow soldiers, and the families waiting for them all to come home. He shares the struggle to hold onto faith and hope in the midst of battlefields, opening readers’ hearts to the challenges of military chaplaincy and the plight of veterans shattered by their experiences. A Bridge to Babylon inspires readers and provide tools to create bridges to our veterans, especially Reserve soldiers with shockingly high rates of suicide and substance abuse.
Chaplains as Liaisons with Religious Leaders
Title | Chaplains as Liaisons with Religious Leaders PDF eBook |
Author | George Adams |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2006 |
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Gateway to Iraq
Title | Gateway to Iraq PDF eBook |
Author | Rachel Coggins |
Publisher | Xulon Press |
Pages | 120 |
Release | 2009-07 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1615790608 |
"Chaplain Coggins offers a glimpse into a world few civilians ever see. In retelling her experiences, Coggins reveals the struggles that confront today's war-zone soldiers and their loved ones, struggles that are often hidden from most Americans."--Page 4 of cover.
War in the Garden of Eden
Title | War in the Garden of Eden PDF eBook |
Author | Frank E. Wismer |
Publisher | Church Publishing, Inc. |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781596271036 |
Wismer, a recently retired Army colonel and chaplain, provides a behind-the-scenes look at life in Baghdad during the months following the invasion in 2003. His work not only reveals the daily drama of war, but also raises salient questions about U.S. strategy regarding the War on Terror.
Military Chaplains and Religious Diversity
Title | Military Chaplains and Religious Diversity PDF eBook |
Author | Kim Philip Hansen |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2012-09-25 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1137025166 |
Based on extensive in-depth interviews with more than thirty active duty chaplains regarding their successes, failures and conflicts, the book is about the way military chaplains handle religious diversity among the enlisted they serve and within their own corps.