| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 226 pages) |
| Series |
Peace and security in the 21st century series |
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Peace and security in the 21st century series.
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| Contents |
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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Military chaplains -- United States -- History
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War -- Religious aspects.
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Islam and culture.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Armed Forces -- Chaplains
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Islam and culture
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Military chaplains
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War -- Religious aspects
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Chaplains -- History
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Patterson, Eric, 1971- editor.
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| LC no. |
2020738950 |
| ISBN |
9781442235403 |
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1442235403 |
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