Military Chaplains in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond
Advisement and Leader Engagement in Highly Religious Environments
Abstract
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.
Schlagworte
military studies religion and war- 215–220 Index 215–220
- 221–226 About the Contributors 221–226
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- „... family studies from Kansas State University as well as a Master’s of Military Arts and Science (MMAS ...” „... distinguished visiting professor of international security studies at the Joint Military Intelligence College ...” „... Outreach program he has spoken and led seminars at the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the ...”
- „... on behalf of military members. In their daily work, chaplains can provide scripture studies and ...” „... 1479Military Chaplaincy: Religious Leadership and Character DevelopmentEric WesterIn the wake of ...” „... , then–commander of Multi-National Force–Iraq, that only about half of U.S. military personnel would report a ...”
- „... 956Military Chaplains as Whole-of-Government PartnersS. K. MooreThe complexities of contemporary ...” „... indigenous actors.4It is in such operational venues that an irenic impulse among military chaplains is ...” „... whole-of-government personnel where opportunity affords. Two case studies will be consulted, citing a Canadian and a ...”
- „... weighed military chal-lenges and options, the commander of the First Philippine Expeditionary Force ...” „... latest, and heretofore untold, period of the Western military chaplaincy. By bringing together ...” „... and will continue to shape both the chaplaincy and the military more broadly.WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ...”
- „... 11The Modern Military Chaplaincy in the Era of Intervention and TerrorismEric PattersonAfter ...” „... . The violence perpetrated by the Indo-nesian military, police, and especially local armed militias ...” „... , Bosnia, and Kigali, Rwanda. And the bulk of military forces were first-rate, modern combat troops from ...”
- „... Military Chaplains in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond14_201-Patterson.indb i 7/3/14 11:09 AMAbout ...” „... geopolitical terms with the assumption that it could only be achieved through at least the threat of mili-tary ...” „... Publication Information AvailableLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataMilitary chaplains in ...”
- „... International Studies, 136Central Asia, 9, 129, 132, 203Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 134“Chaplain ...” „... , religious difference in U.S. military, 8, 25, 155Council of Ratisbon (A.D. 742), 21counseling, by U.S ...” „... . military chaplains, 3, 22, 24–25, 29, 46, 55, 131, 173, 174, 176, 182counterinsurgency (COIN), 73, 117 ...”
- „... , reconciliation and peace. This resulted in an invitation for a military chaplain to become a member of the ...” „... organizations, other governmental agencies, and other military offices was requested to support the efforts of ...” „... military as religious professionals. Thus an assignment to a joint (multiservice) command staff like ...”
- „... 192Understanding the Role and Influence of U.S. Military ChaplainsPauletta OtisThere are two ...” „... reasons why the military chaplaincy and the chaplains should be better known: The chaplaincy is one of the ...” „... know of the existence of U.S. military chaplains and gener-ally appreciate their services in times of ...”
- „... 433Chaplains Advising Warfighters on Culture and ReligionDayne NixMy military assignments took me ...” „... dealing with religion and religious actors. He argued that military chaplains could potentially as-sume a ...” „... military members and advising command-ers on the religious needs of their commands, chaplains were informed ...”
- „... 17110Occupational-Stress Coping Skills of Military Chaplains: The Role of Spiritual ...” „... the valu-able service of military chaplains.1 From those humble beginnings until today, the functions ...” „... of military chaplains have evolved with the changing roles and needs of those they serve. The subject ...”