Moral Treatment of Returning Warriors (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781589661295)

Soldiers returning from war have always exhibited signs of psychological and emotional distress. In this book, Bernard J. Verkamp argues that the contemporary response to such symptoms--psychiatric treatment and therapy--is only a partial solution, and that when dealing with soldiers' emotions of guilt and shame we would benefit greatly from a consideration of the religiously grounded practices of the Middle Ages.

Drawing on a wide range of sources, including Reinhold Niebuhr, Michael Walzer, and the long tradition of just war theory, Verkamp offers a stirring--and timely--call to reconsider our assumptions in light of historical understanding.

"A wonderful book. The author's erudition is staggering and the analysis is equally impressive."--Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University

Author: Bernard J. Verkamp
ISBN-10: 158966129X
ISBN-13: 9781589661295
Publisher: University of Scranton Press
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2006
Pages: 195
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.02w x 0.45d