ABSTRACT

Warrior Welcome Home retreats have hosted Australian soldiers, veterans and their families since 2007. This article is an appreciative inquiry into theological and spiritual resources that respond to the emerging understanding of military moral injury. It discusses how Scriptural hermeneutics and experience of moral injury inform one another, how leadership fosters a nurturing community, how liturgy can aid spiritual healing and other implications of the retreats. Participants’ experience of Warrior Welcome Home demonstrates the therapeutic character of the Christian scriptures, community and liturgy in ways that are relevant to understanding and responding to moral injury with efficacious spiritual care.

摘要

自 2007 年以来，澳大利亚士兵、退伍军人及其家人都参加了“战士欢迎回家”静修会。本文是对神学和精神资源的赞赏性探究，这些资源回应了对军事道德伤害的新兴理解。它讨论了圣经解释学和道德伤害的经验如何相互告知，领导力如何培育一个培育社区，礼拜仪式如何帮助精神治愈以及静修的其他影响。参与者的“战士欢迎回家”体验展示了基督教经文、社区和礼拜仪式的治疗特征，这些特征与理解和通过有效的精神护理应对道德伤害相关。