God, Guts, and Glory: An Investigation of Relational Support Mechanisms for War Veterans Provided by Religious Communities

This article explores the mechanisms of congregational support provided by American churches to a sample of Christian soldiers who have been deployed into combat zones. I conducted qualitative interviews with six Christian soldiers to discover the congregational support provided by their faith commu...

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Main Author: Shoemaker, Terry (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2012]
In: Interdisciplinary journal of research on religion
Year: 2012, Volume: 8, Pages: 1-21
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