Saint Longinus at the Cross – A Veteran’s Story
Abstract Although other historical and Biblical figures prior to St Longinus have demonstrated many aspects of a Spiritual Wound and Injury (SW&I), Saint Longinus is worthy of specific consideration on several levels. To start with, with his seven simple words, ‘Truly this was the Son of God,’ he is the first person to publicly declare […]
Book Review of Spiritual Readiness: Essentials for Military Leaders and Chaplains
Spiritual Readiness: Essentials for Military Leaders and Chaplains by Harold G. Koenig, Lindsay B. Carey & Faten Al ZabenNew York. Amazon Books, 2022, ISBN: 9798840830093 (e-book). Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw Modern psychology and contemporary militaries now recognise what ancient religions and philosophies have […]
Book Review of Warriors Between Worlds: Moral Injury and Identities in Crisis by Zachary Moon
Warriors Between Worlds: Moral Injury and Identities in Crisis by Zachary Moon, Lanham, Maryland, Lexington Books, 2019, 116 + xiv pp., 9781498554619 (pbk). Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw Zachary Moon has served as a chaplain and practical theologian who has listened attentively to Veterans and their experience of diverse moral stresses over the last decade. His service […]
Moral Injury Reconciliation: A Practitioner’s Guide for Treating Moral Injury, PTSD, Grief, and Military Sexual Trauma, by Dr Lewis Jeffery Lee
Review by Chaplain Darren Cronshaw *Dr Lewis Jeffery Lee, Moral Injury Reconciliation: A Practitioner’s Guide for Treating Moral Injury, PTSD, Grief, and Military Sexual Trauma through Spiritual Formation Strategies. London: Jessica Kingsley, 2018. ISBN. 9781785927577. Paperback. 223pp, AUD$47.73 Wars are a health hazard for those who fight in them—at physical but also psychological and unseen […]