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Military chaplains in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond : advisement and leader engagement in highly religious environments /

Military chaplains in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond : advisement and leader engagement in highly religious environments / edited by Eric Patterson ; foreword by Major General Douglas Carver (ret.). - 1 online resource (xii, 226 pages) - Peace and security in the 21st century series . - Peace and security in the 21st century series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword by Major General Douglas Carver (ret.), former U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains -- Introduction: the modern military chaplaincy in the era of intervention and terrorism / Eric Patterson -- Yesterday and today: understanding the role and influence of the U.S. military chaplaincy / Pauletta Otis -- Chaplains advising warfighters on culture and religion / Dayne Nix -- Beginnings: the Army chaplaincy responds to the War on Terrorism / Eric Keller -- The Iraq Inter-Religious Congress and the Baghdad Accords / Micheal Hoyt -- Building national capacity: training Afghan chaplains / Steven Moore -- Religious advisement and religious leader engagement in the Horn of Africa / Jon Cutler -- Advising generals at the CENTCOM Center of Excellence / David West -- Spiritual resiliency: findings from the U.S. Army "Health of the Force" Surveys (2008-present) / Eric Wester -- Spiritual and professional formation under stress: a survey of military chaplains / Gary Roberts and L. Diane Hess-Hernandez -- Chaplains, religion, and the study of international relations / Jason Klocek and Ronald Hassner.

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.


English.

9781442235403 1442235403

2020738950


Military chaplains--History.--United States
War--Religious aspects.
Islam and culture.
Aumôniers militaires--Histoire.--États-Unis
Guerre--Aspect religieux.
Islam et civilisation.
HISTORY--Military--Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Military Science.
Armed Forces--Chaplains
Islam and culture
Military chaplains
War--Religious aspects


United States--Armed Forces--Chaplains--History.
États-Unis--Forces armées--Aumôniers--Histoire.
United States


Electronic books.
History

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