Military chaplains as agents of peace
Subtitle: religious leader engagement in conflict and post-conflict environments
By: S.K. Moore
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Lanham, Maryland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9780739149102; 9780739197714; 9780739180167
Subjects: Reconciliation; Konfliktlösung; Militärgeistlicher; Peace-building; Religious aspects; Interfaith relations; Relations; Christianity; Christianity and other religions; History; Military chaplains; Social aspects; Friedensarbeit; Postwar reconstruction; Case studies; Islam
Description: Globally, where faith and political processes share the public space with indigenous populations, religious leaders of tolerant voice, who desire to transcend the conflict that often divides their peoples, are coming forward. Affirming and enabling these leaders is increasingly becoming the focus of the reconciliation efforts of peace builders, both internally and externally to existing conflict. By way of theoretical analysis and documented case studies from a number of countries, Military Chaplains as Agents of Peace considers Religious Leader Engagement (RLE) as an emerging domain that advances the cause of reconciliation via the religious peace building of chaplains: A construct that may be generalized to expeditionary, humanitarian, and domestic operational contexts. An overview of the benefits and limitations of RLE is offered and accompanied by a candid discussion of a number of the more perplexing questions related to such operational ministry: Influence Activities, Information Gathering for Intelligence Purposes, and the Protected (Non-Combatant) Status of Chaplains. (Publisher).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-309) and index.
Table of contents: title: Theoretical considerations of the role of religion in the conflict environment; title: Introduction; title: Theory and praxis; title: The role of religion in conflict and peacebuilding; title: Religious leader engagement: an emerging role for operational chaplains; title: Case studies from the international military chaplaincy community; title: Canada in Bosnia and Afghanistan: early days: an interfaith celebration in a war zone (1994); title: France in Kosovo: breaking bread together and building trust: an apology; title: The United States in Iraq: an integrated approach to forging alliances: the Iraq Inter-Religious Council accords; title: New Zealand and Norway in Afghanistan: additional perspectives on religious leader engagement: a reconstruction role (2009-2010) and specialist considerations (2007); title: The religious directors of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Defense Forces: from conflict to collaboration-a model of reconciliation in process; title: Religious leader engagement in application; title: Religious leader engagement in implementation; title: A practical theology of reconciliation in theaters of war.