Chaplain Contact with Local Religious Leaders: A Strategic Support

Abstract

Military commanders are confronting duties in environments where religion plays a big part of the military mission. Chaplains are one important and immediately available resource for effective work with religion. In their role as advisor to commanders chaplains are contacting local religious leaders to build bridges of mutual understanding that foster a more secure environment for mission accomplishment between the local population and American forces. This is especially true in the Muslim communities where many of our forces are currently deployed. These actions occur because of the chaplain's unique status and capabilities that allow interfaith dialogue to occur with local clergy. This paper explores religious relationship building in support of the commander's mission particularly answering why most local indigenous religious leaders are amendable to this conversation and cooperation with a representative of an occupying force. It further studies and recommends this utilization of chaplains within an inter-agency cooperation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2005
Accession Number
ADA432751

Entities

People

  • Scottie Lloyd

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chaplains
  • Christianity
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • International Organizations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Religion
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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