Milites Christi

Milites Christi, a Duke Divinity School student group, sponsored a panel discussion about the church's response to the rising rate of military suicide in America. Panelists included Amy Laura-Hall, associate professor of Christian ethics, and Warren Kinghorn, assistant professor of psychiatry and pastoral and moral theology, both of the Divinity School; the Rev. Heather Rodrigues, pastor of Duke Memorial United Methodist Church; and the Rev. John Oliver, chief of chaplain services at the Durham VA Medical Center.

Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor Emeritus of Divinity and Law, spoke on military suicide and Christian witness. Milites Christi, Duke Veterans, Duke Center for Reconciliation, Sacred Worth, and Centurion's Guild co-sponsored the event.

Part of an interview series with Duke University Divinity School faculty looking at the hidden wounds of war and the Church's resources that can help those in recovery. Series Producers: Logan Mehl-Laituri and Pilar Timpane Cinematographer and Editor: Pilar Timpane Associate Producer: Tyler Mahoney © 2011

Part of an interview series with Duke University Divinity School faculty looking at the hidden wounds of war and the Church's resources that can help those in recovery. Created for the After the Yellow Ribbon event: Veterans today commit suicide at the highest rate in our nation’s history, have startling rates of prescription drug and alcohol abuse, and are often thought of as “damaged goods.” Our society must accept the responsibility of acknowledging and confronting the moral fragmentation that our service members suffer as a result of their experiences in war. After the Yellow Ribbon at Duke Divinity School is an opportunity for the ecclesial, academic, and martial communities in particular to listen to and learn from those who endure the burden of doing violence in our name. We invite practitioners of all disciplines, from music and the arts to theology and mental health, to respond to the challenge presented by the plight of soldiers and veterans in our midst. We want to work together to improve our efforts at prevention and reconstitution, and overcome this tragic epidemic. After the Yellow Ribbon is designed to stimulate conversation between the church, military and academic communities so that all might approach service members and veterans as human beings, and more fully understand and heal the unseen wounds of war (including PTSD and moral injury). Additional resources: divinity.duke.edu/after-the-yellow-ribbon facebook.com/dukemiliteschristi sites.duke.edu/aftertheyellowribbon/ Series Producers: Logan Mehl-Laituri and Pilar Timpane Cinematographer and Editor: Pilar Timpane Associate Producer: Tyler Mahoney © 2011

Part of an interview series with Duke University Divinity School faculty looking at the hidden wounds of war and the Church's resources that can help those in recovery. Series Producers: Logan Mehl-Laituri and Pilar Timpane Cinematographer and Editor: Pilar Timpane Associate Producer: Tyler Mahoney © 2011 More resources for Duke Chapel: chapel.duke.edu/

Anathea Portier-Young: On the Old Testament as a resource for healing and lament. Series Producers: Logan Mehl-Laituri and Pilar Timpane Cinematographer and Editor: Pilar Timpane Associate Producer: Tyler Mahoney © 2011

Part of an interview series with Duke University Divinity School faculty looking at the hidden wounds of war and the Church's resources that can help those in recovery. Series Producers: Logan Mehl-Laituri and Pilar Timpane Cinematographer and Editor: Pilar Timpane Associate Producer: Tyler Mahoney © 2011 Psalm 89: biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+89&version=NIV Psalm 73: biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+73&version=NIV

Part of an interview series with Duke University Divinity School faculty looking at the hidden wounds of war and the Church's resources that can help those in recovery. Series Producers: Logan Mehl-Laituri and Pilar Timpane Cinematographer and Editor: Pilar Timpane Associate Producer: Tyler Mahoney © 2011 Text of "At a Calvary Near the Ancre" by Wilfred Owen
 One ever hangs where shelled roads part. 
 In this war He too lost a limb, 
 But His disciples hide apart; 
 And now the Soldiers bear with Him. Near Golgotha strolls many a priest, 
 And in their faces there is pride 
 That they were flesh-marked by the Beast 
 By whom the gentle Christ's denied The scribes on all the people shove 
 And bawl allegiance to the state, 
 But they who love the greater love 
Lay down their life; they do not hate

Speaker is Chaplain Jeff Matsler, U.S. Army

Ch. Col. Herman Keizer leads a session during the After the Yellow Ribbon conference Nov. 11-12, 2011

Lt. Col. Pete Kilner leads a session during the After the Yellow Ribbon conference Nov. 11-12, 2011.

Singer-songwriter Derek Webb leads a session during the After the Yellow Ribbon conference Sept. 11-12, 2011

William Portier, Mary Ann Spearin Chair of Catholic Theology at the University of Dayton, leads a session on "Healing Heartfelt Grief Through Liturgy? Problems and Possibilities" at the "After the Yellow Ribbon" conference Nov. 11-12, 2011.

First Lt Elyse Gustafson, Ch. Col. Herman Keizer, and Dr. Warren Kinghorn lead a panel discussion on "Exploring the Moral Landscape: Military, Theological, and Academic Intersections" during the "After the Yellow Ribbon" conference Nov. 11-12, 2011.

Dr. J. Warren Smith leads a session on "Redemption & PTSD" during the "After the Yellow Ribbon" conference.

Logan Mehl-Laituri leads a session on "Writing, Reflection, and Narrative" during the "After the Yellow Ribbon" conference.

First Lt Elyse Gustafson, Ch. Col. Herman Keizer, and Dr. Warren Kinghorn lead a panel discussion on "Exploring the Moral Landscape: Military, Theological, and Academic Intersections" during the "After the Yellow Ribbon" conference Nov. 11-12, 2011.

Gen. Stephen N. Xenakis, David Miller, and Peter Bowen join a panel discussion on "Mapping the Moral Landscape: Discovering Resources for Recovery" during the "After the Yellow Ribbon" conference.

VA Chaplain Bill Cantrell leads a session on "Caring for Veterans After the War" at the "After the Yellow Ribbon" conference.

Gen. Stephen N. Xenakis, David Miller, and Peter Bowen join a panel discussion on "Mapping the Moral Landscape: Discovering Resources for Recovery" during the "After the Yellow Ribbon" conference.

"Making Sense of the Beauty and Tragedy of a Combat Deployment," a keynote address by Lt. Col. Peter Kilner at the After the Yellow Ribbon event Nov. 11, 2011. Kilner is an army officer, academy professor, and director of the Center for the Advancement of Leader Development and Organizational Learning, United States Military Academy at West Point.

Duke Divinity School Professors Stanley Hauerwas (theological ethics), and Warren Kinghorn (psychiatry and pastoral theology joined student veterans Andrew Bell (PhD, political science), and Logan Mehl-Laituri (MTS, Duke Divinity School) in discussing how the conduct and reality of war is narrated at Duke University during this brown-bag lunch sponsored by Milites Christi.

Duke Divinity School Professors Stanley Hauerwas (theological ethics), and Warren Kinghorn (psychiatry and pastoral theology joined student veterans Andrew Bell (PhD, political science), and Logan Mehl-Laituri (MTS, Duke Divinity School) in discussing how the conduct and reality of war is narrated at Duke University during this brown-bag lunch sponsored by Milites Christi.