'Thank You for Your Service: ' Mapping Counter-memories as a Form of Spiritual Care Support for Moral Injury
The stories we tell about war produce the narrative of what war is. "Thank you for your service" becomes merely a symptom of a broader problem, and further, reveals a gap in the production of knowledge. The produced war memory risks exacerbating the trauma experienced by service members wh...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2018]
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Journal of pastoral theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 34-44 |
IxTheo Classification: | KBL Near East and North Africa KBQ North America NCA Ethics RG Pastoral care |
Further subjects: | B
Chaplaincy
B Critical Theory B Michel Foucault B Spiritual care B Pastoral Theology B Moral Injury |
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Summary: | The stories we tell about war produce the narrative of what war is. "Thank you for your service" becomes merely a symptom of a broader problem, and further, reveals a gap in the production of knowledge. The produced war memory risks exacerbating the trauma experienced by service members who do not fit the encoded narratives of "thank you for your service." A Foucauldian counter-memory helps produce a more robust memory, and in these counter-memories, we privilege voices on the margins. Therefore, how might spiritual care providers help co-create counter-memories? |
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ISSN: | 2161-4504 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/10649867.2018.1475976 |