Moral injury and original sin: The applicability of Augustinian moral psychology in light of combat trauma

Veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan often experience moral injury as an ambiguous sense of guilt or deep confusion or annihilation of a sense of what is good and right. Augustine argued that as personal agents, our willing follows that which we desire--the problem is that our desires a...

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Main Author: Powers, Brian S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2017]
In: Theology today
Year: 2017, Volume: 73, Issue: 4, Pages: 325-337
RelBib Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
NCB Personal ethics
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Augustine
B combat trauma
B Ethics Psychological aspects
B bound willing
B Violence
B HARM (Ethics)
B Original Sin
B Moral Psychology
B Moral Injury
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