Moral Warriors, Moral Wounds: The Ministry of the Christian Ethic

The experience of Wollom Jensen's distinguished career in military service and James Childs's long and productive career in the fields of theology and ethics combine to bring Christian ethics into dialogue with the harsh realities of military service in today's world of war. The authors seek to correlate the ethics of neighbor love with the vocation of the chaplaincy, the framework of just war theory, the published values of the military services, and sample issues such as the challenge of pluralism for the chaplaincy, drone warfare, interrogation practices, and truth-telling. Special emphasis is placed on the reality of moral injury and the moral obligation of society and the churches to respond to the needs of these wounded warriors. The book espouses the view that the Christian ethic, more than a set of principles, is a true ministry to those who struggle to be faithful and fear that they have not been.

• Military Virtues (Issues in Military Ethics)
• Military Ethics: An Introduction with Case Studies
• What It Is Like To Go To War
• The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
• America and the Just War Tradition: A History of U.S. Conflicts
• God of Liberty: A Religious History of the American Revolution
• American Nonviolence: The History of an Idea
• Myths America Lives By: White Supremacy and the Stories That Give Us Meaning
• Summon Only the Brave!: Commanders, Soldiers, and Chaplains at Gettysburg
• Ptsd & Moral Injury: The Journey to Healing Through Forgiveness