Joshua Morris
Moral Injury among Returning Veterans: From Thank You for Your Service to a Liberative Solidarity
Moral Injury among Returning Veterans: From Thank You for Your Service to a Liberative Solidarity
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Josh Morris argues that returning soldiers need families, friends, and religious communities to listen to their stories with compassion to avoid amplifying the effects of moral injury. He suggests that cultural assumptions about military service can complicate moral injury and that military chaplains are uniquely positioned to help returning soldiers resist the amplification of existing moral injury.
Format: Hardback
Length: 180 pages
Publication date: 23 August 2021
Publisher: Lexington Books
Josh Morris emphasizes the significance of family, friends, and religious communities in providing compassionate listening to veterans to mitigate the effects of moral injury. When society reinforces cultural norms that portray military service as heroic, rather than acknowledging its complexities and harmful consequences, it exacerbates moral injury and hinders veterans from resolving inner conflicts and adapting to civilian life effectively.
Morris, a military chaplain and veteran who served in Afghanistan, possesses firsthand knowledge of these challenges. Through the sharing of stories from other veterans, Morris helps us understand how cultural assumptions about military service can complicate moral injury and a veteran's return home. Drawing from liberation theologies, ideology critique, and Antonio Gramsci's advocacy for the working class, the book offers valuable perspectives and spiritual care resources for military chaplains, religious leaders, caregivers, and concerned civilians.
Morris argues that military chaplains are uniquely positioned to assist returning soldiers in resisting the amplification of existing moral injury. Shifting from the conventional "thank you for your service" to a liberative solidarity approach can galvanize resistance and foster meaningful change.
By prioritizing the voices of veterans and advocating for a more nuanced understanding of military service, Josh Morris contributes to a more compassionate and effective approach to supporting veterans' well-being. His book offers valuable insights and resources for those seeking to better understand and assist veterans in their transition back to civilian life.
Weight: 445g
Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793642646
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