Dreher, Rod,
Ministers of War. Rod Dreher. - National Review, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 25, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Ministers of War, March 10, 2003; pp. 30-33.
"The more dangerous the mission, the more vital chaplains are to its success. The nearly 1,400 chaplains in the U.S. armed forces--nearly all Christian, except for about 30 Jewish and 15 Muslim clergy--must be on-the-spot counselors to men and women living through a kind of trauma that few civilians will ever experience." (NATIONAL REVIEW) This article examines this history of chaplains and religious leaders among the military and explains their unique and important role in helping soldiers deal with issues including faith, stress, grief, death and guilt.
1522-3256;
Chaplains--Military
Pastoral counseling
Religion
Soldiers--Conduct of life
War--Religious aspects
United States--Armed Forces
AC1.S5
050
Ministers of War. Rod Dreher. - National Review, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 25, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Ministers of War, March 10, 2003; pp. 30-33.
"The more dangerous the mission, the more vital chaplains are to its success. The nearly 1,400 chaplains in the U.S. armed forces--nearly all Christian, except for about 30 Jewish and 15 Muslim clergy--must be on-the-spot counselors to men and women living through a kind of trauma that few civilians will ever experience." (NATIONAL REVIEW) This article examines this history of chaplains and religious leaders among the military and explains their unique and important role in helping soldiers deal with issues including faith, stress, grief, death and guilt.
1522-3256;
Chaplains--Military
Pastoral counseling
Religion
Soldiers--Conduct of life
War--Religious aspects
United States--Armed Forces
AC1.S5
050