Chaplain Corps Journal

The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Journal is the professional journal of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps. The Journal “host[s] professional discourse” (DA PAM 25-40) and debate around the theory and practice of military chaplaincy through peer-reviewed contributions from U.S. Army Chaplain Corps members, Department of Defense personnel, Allied armed forces chaplains, and civilian academics and professionals. Articles in the Journal advance knowledge within the Chaplain Corps by presenting important topics from both theoretically-informed and practice-oriented perspectives. Since 1972, the Journal has published articles on matters of chaplaincy and religious support leadership within the military. The Journal’s mission is nested within the Chief of Chaplain’s (CCH) priorities for Chaplain Corps (CHC) professionalization and the Chief of Staff of the Army’s (CSA) vision for the renewal of professional writing and publication outlined in the Harding Project.

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May 2024 Edition

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Senior Leader Reflections

03 From the Chief of Chaplains
by Chaplain (Major General) William Green

04 From the Regimental Sergeant Major by Sergeant Major Meaghan B. Simmons

From the Editor

05 "Through the AI Looking Glass"
by Adam Tietje

Research Articles

07 "Representing the Moral Warrior: The Just War Tradition, Military Chaplains, and Moral Leadership"
by Dr. Daniel Bell

13 "Legal Religion: Judicial Discourse and the Historical Underpinnings of the First Amendment"
by Chaplain (Major) Patrick Stefan

18 "Force Management and Organizational Capability in Joint Base Religious Support"
by Master Sergeant Eric Tysinger

Best Practices

24 "Chaplain Pursuit of 'Buffered Selves:' Shepherding the Tough in Spirit"
by Chaplain (Major) Luke Heibel

29 "Sacred Speech in Furture Armed Conflict"
by Chaplain (Major) Brandon Denning and Chaplain (Major) Daniel Werhol

35 "Leading in Gaps: International Leadership During Times of Military Assignment Transitions"
by Chaplain (Major) Peter Robinson and Chaplain (Captain) Marcus Marroquin

Forum

41 Reflection by Sergeant Major Daniel Roberts Response by Chaplain (Major) Mel Baars O'Malley
Response by Dr. Eugene F. Rogers, Jr

45 Reflection by Chaplain (Major) Mel Baars O'Malley
Response by Sergeant Major Daniel Roberts
Response by Dr. Eugene F. Rogers, Jr.

49 Reflection by Dr. Eugene F. Rogers, Jr.
Response by Sergeant Major Daniel Roberts Response by Chaplain (Major) Mel Baars O'Malley

Book Review and Current Thought

53 Bill Hubick Reviews
The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma by Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar

56 Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Sean Levine Reviews Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents--and What They Mean for American' Future by Jean M. Twenge

59 Dr. Joshua Morris reviews
Combat Trauma: Imaginaries of War and Citizenship in post-9/11 America
by Nadia Abu El-Haj

62 Major Jessica Dawson reviews
The Great Dechurching: Who's Leaving, Why are They Going, and What Will it Take to Bring Them Back? by Jim Davis, Michael Graham, and Ryan Burge

65 Chaplain (Major) Soojin Chang reviews
Creativity, Theology, and Posttraumatic Growth: The Sacred Impulse of Plan and Transformation out of Tragedy by Dustin S. Risser

Get to Know Your Chaplain Corps

67 United States Army Institute for Religious Leadership

Past Journal Editions

The Chaplain Corps reinstated publication of the Chaplain Corps Journal in 2018, after a several-year hiatus. In 2022, the Journal published two issues rather than one, as it had in previous years. This was a significant accomplishment and represents the intended publication schedule going forward. The Journal is a peer-reviewed venue that publishes work from a practical or theoretical perspective on issues relevant to chaplaincy in the context of national defense. This academic and practical orientation has positioned the Journal as an important means of further professionalizing the Chaplain Corps.