Religion in Uniform
A Critique of US Military Chaplaincy
1st Edition
Published on 3. October 2019
1 pages
979-8-216-24350-2 (ISBN)
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Religion in Uniform argues powerfully that Americans must reform their military's chaplaincy. Americans fund this public project to serve all persons in the armed forces, but the chaplaincy currently fails to do so.
Waggoner shows that Americans' support for keeping chaplain positions in the military has always rested on a mix of political, military, and religious rationales that continue to evolve. He argues political, military, and theological reasons to eradicate bias, gender discrimination and sexual violence in the chaplain corps and to stop the use of chaplains in strategic roles abroad. Acknowledging that Christian groups are providing the strongest support for the chaplaincy's status quo, Waggoner contests the specific theological claims that underwrite their policies. He launches a new, critical and constructive discussion about US military religion for the twenty-first century.
Waggoner shows that Americans' support for keeping chaplain positions in the military has always rested on a mix of political, military, and religious rationales that continue to evolve. He argues political, military, and theological reasons to eradicate bias, gender discrimination and sexual violence in the chaplain corps and to stop the use of chaplains in strategic roles abroad. Acknowledging that Christian groups are providing the strongest support for the chaplaincy's status quo, Waggoner contests the specific theological claims that underwrite their policies. He launches a new, critical and constructive discussion about US military religion for the twenty-first century.
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Edward Waggoner is assistant professor of theology and the Rt. Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Chair in episcopal studies at Brite Divinity School and is co-editor of Religious Experience and New Materialism: Movement Matters.
Content
IntroductionUS Military Religion
Chapter 1Why the US Military Has Religion
Chapter 2Religious and Moral Diversity
Chapter 3Gender, Sexuality, and Religious Liberty
Chapter 4Religious for Allies, Hosts, and the World
Chapter 5A Theological Critique of US Military Religion
ConclusionToward a Better Future
Bibliography
About the Author
Chapter 1Why the US Military Has Religion
Chapter 2Religious and Moral Diversity
Chapter 3Gender, Sexuality, and Religious Liberty
Chapter 4Religious for Allies, Hosts, and the World
Chapter 5A Theological Critique of US Military Religion
ConclusionToward a Better Future
Bibliography
About the Author
