{"product_id":"afterwar-nancy-sherman-9780199325276","title":"Afterwar: Healing the Moral Wounds of Our Soldiers","description":"Movies like \u003cem\u003eAmerican Sniper \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Hurt Locker \u003c\/em\u003ehint at the inner scars our soldiers incur during service in a war zone. The moral dimensions of their psychological injuries--guilt, shame, feeling responsible for doing wrong or being wronged-elude conventional treatment. Georgetown philosophy professor Nancy Sherman turns her focus to these moral injuries in \u003cem\u003eAfterwar\u003c\/em\u003e. She argues that psychology and medicine alone are inadequate to help with many of the most painful questions veterans are bringing home from war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrained in both ancient ethics and psychoanalysis, and with twenty years of experience working with the military, Sherman draws on in-depth interviews with servicemen and women to paint a richly textured and compassionate picture of the moral and psychological aftermath of America's longest wars. She explores how veterans can go about reawakening their feelings without becoming re-traumatized; how they can replace resentment with trust; and the changes that need to be made in order for this to happen-by military courts, VA hospitals, and the civilians who have been shielded from the heaviest burdens of war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2.6 million soldiers are currently returning home from war, the greatest number since Vietnam. Facing an increase in suicides and post-traumatic stress, the military has embraced measures such as resilience training and positive psychology to heal mind as well as body. Sherman argues that some psychological wounds of war need a kind of healing through moral understanding that is the special province of philosophical engagement and listening.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Sherman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199325278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199325276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/30\/2015 pg. 39","brand":"Nancy Sherman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992886182143,"sku":"9780199325276","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f300ccff-a6ed-4e2d-8972-bc283f41130a.jpg?v=1683321351","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/afterwar-nancy-sherman-9780199325276","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}