Religious activities in the military must be encouraged for the "spiritual fighting power" without distorting pure religious purposes.
Symbolized in the dual role of the military chaplain as both a priest and an officer is the intermixture of religiou...
Religious activities in the military must be encouraged for the "spiritual fighting power" without distorting pure religious purposes.
Symbolized in the dual role of the military chaplain as both a priest and an officer is the intermixture of religious ideology and military ethic. Similar in purpose and structure though the two chaplaincies of the U.S. and Korean Armies may be, they reflect different religious values and ideologies of the two countries. Analyzed here from a comparative viewpoint is how chaplains function to uphold norms and practices believed to "fit" such prevailing cultural values and ideologies of their respective countries.
As for the research data, they were available through observation fieldworks in the U.S. and Korean Army camps as well as throuth library works and interviews/correspondence with Korean and American chaplains-Protestant, Catholic and Buddgist.