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Overview


Adam Tietje's primary scholarly interests include theological ethics, political theology, ethics and care of moral injury and trauma, and military chaplains at the intersection of church and state. Adam Tietje served as an active duty US Army chaplain for nine years with ground combat, special operations, and medical units, including a deployment to Afghanistan. He continues to serve as a chaplain in the US Army Reserves.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Student Divinity School

Recent Publications


Shifting the Pastoral Theology Conversation on Moral Injury: The Personal Is Political for Soldiers and Veterans, Too

Journal Article Pastoral Psychology · December 1, 2023 Pastoral theological scholarship on moral injury has not yet fully metabolized the liberative trajectory of pastoral theological discourse. To date, the care of those who come home from war remains largely depoliticized. This article argues that the wounds ... Full text Cite

A Path Through the Hell of War Trauma: Pavel Florensky's Theology of Friendship

Chapter · July 15, 2023 This book presents a multi-religious discussion of spiritual and ethical formation through friendship. ... Cite

Modernity, the Environment, and the Christian Just War Tradition by Michael Douglas

Book Review Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics · 2023 Full text Cite
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