{"product_id":"soul-repair-recovering-from-moral-injury-after-war-paperback","title":"Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury After War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRita Nakashima Brock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGabriella Lettini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book to explore the idea and effect of moral injury on veterans, their families, and their communities\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough veterans make up only 7 percent of the U.S. population, they account for an alarming 20 percent of all suicides. And though treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder has undoubtedly alleviated suffering and allowed many service members returning from combat to transition to civilian life, the suicide rate for veterans under thirty has been increasing. Research by Veterans Administration health professionals and veterans' own experiences now suggest an ancient but unaddressed wound of war may be a factor: moral injury. This deep-seated sense of transgression includes feelings of shame, grief, meaninglessness, and remorse from having violated core moral beliefs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRita Nakashima Brock and Gabriella Lettini, who both grew up in families deeply affected by war, have been working closely with vets on what moral injury looks like, how vets cope with it, and what can be done to heal the damage inflicted on soldiers' consciences. In \u003ci\u003eSoul Repair\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors tell the stories of four veterans of wars from Vietnam to our current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan--Camillo \"Mac\" Bica, Herman Keizer Jr., Pamela Lightsey, and Camilo Mej a--who reveal their experiences of moral injury from war and how they have learned to live with it. Brock and Lettini also explore its effect on families and communities, and the community processes that have gradually helped soldiers with their moral injuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoul Repair\u003c\/i\u003e will help veterans, their families, members of their communities, and clergy understand the impact of war on the consciences of healthy people, support the recovery of moral conscience in society, and restore veterans to civilian life. When a society sends people off to war, it must accept responsibility for returning them home to peace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRita Nakashima Brock\u003c\/b\u003e is research professor and codirector of the Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School, Ft. Worth, Texas. She is the author, with Rebecca Ann Parker, of \u003ci\u003eProverbs of Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaving Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Oakland, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriella Lettini\u003c\/b\u003e is Dean of the faculty and Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Professor of Theological Ethics and Studies in Public Ministry at Starr King School for the Ministry-Graduate Theological Union. She lives in Berkeley, California.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757672202528,"sku":"9780807029121","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/096cee82daca855cac30b495664cccc0.webp?v=1780108472","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/soul-repair-recovering-from-moral-injury-after-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}