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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817646003321

Titolo

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, retired ; contributors, Jon Cutler [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4422-3540-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 226 pages)

Collana

Peace and Security in the 21st Century

Disciplina

355.3/470973

Soggetti

Military chaplains - United States - History

War - Religious aspects

Islam and culture

United States Armed Forces Chaplains History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. The Modern Military Chaplaincy in the Era of Intervention and Terrorism; Chapter 2. Understanding the Role and Influence of U.S. Military Chaplains; Chapter 3. Chaplains Advising Warfighters on Culture and Religion; Chapter 4. Beginnings: The Army Chaplaincy and the War on Terror, 2001-2005; Chapter 5. The Iraqi Inter-Religious Congress and the Baghdad Accords; Chapter 6. Military Chaplains as Whole-of-Government Partners; Chapter 7. Peace Building through Religious Engagement in East Africa

Chapter 8. Strategic Engagement and Advisement at the CENTCOM Center of ExcellenceChapter 9. Military Chaplaincy: Religious Leadership and Character Development; Chapter 10. Occupational-Stress Coping Skills of Military Chaplains: The Role of Spiritual Intelligence; Chapter 11. Contemporary Challenges and Future Opportunities for U.S. Chaplains; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

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.