Flag waving doesn’t help when the bullets are coming down the line: Dialectical tensions of religious communication in the National Guard chaplaincy

The military chaplaincy is a distinctive institution in the American context and is one of the few instances where the federal government directly supports religion. Although the armed forces maintain that chaplains are to adhere to the tenets of their faith, they are subject to the military chain of command and expected to serve the religious needs of all servicemen and servicewomen irrespective of their beliefs. This research is interested in how the military chaplains communicate faith, spirituality, and religion to the National Guard military. I will argue that by its very nature, the National Guard complicates this communication and illuminates the growing diversity of thought and belief within the military.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communications and Media

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2022

Author dc:creator

• Strahle, Ann

Contributors dc:contributor

• Christians, Clifford
• McCarthy, Cameron
• Molina-Guzmán, Isabel
• Ebel, Jonathan

• religion
• military
• media
• ethics
• communication

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2022 Ann Strahle

Language dc:language

en, eng

Handle dc:identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/115671

OAI record oai:identifier

https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=etdms&identifier=oai%3Awww.ideals.illinois.edu%3A2142%2F115671