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What cannot be forgotten: moral injury and pastoral practice

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Bugg, Garrett. What Cannot Be Forgotten: Moral Injury and Pastoral Practice. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1e2534a2-b7db-4546-9248-86d4f6c3d1fa.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

B. Garrett. What cannot be forgotten: moral injury and pastoral practice. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1e2534a2-b7db-4546-9248-86d4f6c3d1fa

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Bugg, Garrett. What Cannot Be Forgotten: Moral Injury and Pastoral Practice. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1e2534a2-b7db-4546-9248-86d4f6c3d1fa.

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  • Scholars have recently taken up military moral injury as a subject of research, developing theological and practical approaches to define and respond to the invisible wound. With the exception of military chaplains, moral injury remains a concept generally unknown by clergy. This project explores current pastoral responses to moral injury in order to discern what constitutes effective pastoral care. The qualitative research method includes a preliminary survey and semi-structured interviews with local clergy in Hampton Roads, Virginia, which is home to military bases from every branch of the armed services and NATO. Findings yield insights about specific practices important to responding pastorally to moral injury: listening, building trust, staying the course, and creativity. Further, recommendations for education of local clergy include: learning about military culture; expanding knowledge of trauma, post-traumatic stress, and moral injury; creating groups to process work with moral injury; and the need for an explorer's attitude in pastoral care.
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  • 12/18/2025

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