Active duty US Army Chaplain, Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Certified Educator, and Board Certified Chaplain. Interests are in Moral Injury, PTSD, PTG, Spiritual Resilience, military community, and practical theology. PhD thesis explored the potential for Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) and the role of the Church. Wrote DMin dissertation on PTSD and spirituality. Supervisors: John Swinton
From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to Post Traumatic Healing
The key is to make sense, to find ... more From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to Post Traumatic Healing
The key is to make sense, to find meaning and purpose of the trauma. “Why did God allow this to happen?” is the key question of struggle for people of faith, or anyone with any semblance of knowledge of a God.
The answer is found scripturally – that God has an ultimate purpose and meaning to the suffering of humanity. More importantly, that through the love of Christ, the Christian community can be the instrument of healing by: 1) being present with the sufferers, walking with them through the darkness, 2) providing a ritual of wholeness, a service of healing, and 3) helping the injured work through forgiveness of self, society, the enemy and God.
Finally, the traumatized can then grow by finding strength – not relying solely on one’s own inner strength, i.e. Stoics and Epictetus, but through the providential love and strength that comes from God by the Word (written, enfleshed, and proclaimed), the presence of the Holy Spirit, and through the Christian community.
"Why do bad things happen to good people?" is a question which the Church has wrestled with for a... more "Why do bad things happen to good people?" is a question which the Church has wrestled with for ages. The question is particularly poignant when people experience trauma. The paper attempts to address theodicy, especially in light of combat trauma, and proposes perhaps not a solution to the question, but a different way of examining the question.
Some work I've done on looking at promoting Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) for those combat veterans ... more Some work I've done on looking at promoting Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) for those combat veterans suffering from Moral Injury, with a "glance over" look at comparing Moral Injury to PTSD.
From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to Post Traumatic Healing
The key is to make sense, to find ... more From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to Post Traumatic Healing
The key is to make sense, to find meaning and purpose of the trauma. “Why did God allow this to happen?” is the key question of struggle for people of faith, or anyone with any semblance of knowledge of a God.
The answer is found scripturally – that God has an ultimate purpose and meaning to the suffering of humanity. More importantly, that through the love of Christ, the Christian community can be the instrument of healing by: 1) being present with the sufferers, walking with them through the darkness, 2) providing a ritual of wholeness, a service of healing, and 3) helping the injured work through forgiveness of self, society, the enemy and God.
Finally, the traumatized can then grow by finding strength – not relying solely on one’s own inner strength, i.e. Stoics and Epictetus, but through the providential love and strength that comes from God by the Word (written, enfleshed, and proclaimed), the presence of the Holy Spirit, and through the Christian community.
"Why do bad things happen to good people?" is a question which the Church has wrestled with for a... more "Why do bad things happen to good people?" is a question which the Church has wrestled with for ages. The question is particularly poignant when people experience trauma. The paper attempts to address theodicy, especially in light of combat trauma, and proposes perhaps not a solution to the question, but a different way of examining the question.
Some work I've done on looking at promoting Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) for those combat veterans ... more Some work I've done on looking at promoting Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) for those combat veterans suffering from Moral Injury, with a "glance over" look at comparing Moral Injury to PTSD.
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The key is to make sense, to find meaning and purpose of the trauma. “Why did God allow this to happen?” is the key question of struggle for people of faith, or anyone with any semblance of knowledge of a God.
The answer is found scripturally – that God has an ultimate purpose and meaning to the suffering of humanity. More importantly, that through the love of Christ, the Christian community can be the instrument of healing by: 1) being present with the sufferers, walking with them through the darkness, 2) providing a ritual of wholeness, a service of healing, and 3) helping the injured work through forgiveness of self, society, the enemy and God.
Finally, the traumatized can then grow by finding strength – not relying solely on one’s own inner strength, i.e. Stoics and Epictetus, but through the providential love and strength that comes from God by the Word (written, enfleshed, and proclaimed), the presence of the Holy Spirit, and through the Christian community.
Drafts by Mark C Lee
The key is to make sense, to find meaning and purpose of the trauma. “Why did God allow this to happen?” is the key question of struggle for people of faith, or anyone with any semblance of knowledge of a God.
The answer is found scripturally – that God has an ultimate purpose and meaning to the suffering of humanity. More importantly, that through the love of Christ, the Christian community can be the instrument of healing by: 1) being present with the sufferers, walking with them through the darkness, 2) providing a ritual of wholeness, a service of healing, and 3) helping the injured work through forgiveness of self, society, the enemy and God.
Finally, the traumatized can then grow by finding strength – not relying solely on one’s own inner strength, i.e. Stoics and Epictetus, but through the providential love and strength that comes from God by the Word (written, enfleshed, and proclaimed), the presence of the Holy Spirit, and through the Christian community.