Edward Waggoner is assistant professor of theology and the Rt. Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Chair in episcopal studies at Brite Divinity School and is co-editor of Religious Experience and New Materialism: Movement Matters.

• IntroductionUS Military ReligionChapter 1Why the US Military Has ReligionChapter 2Religious and Moral DiversityChapter 3Gender, Sexuality, and Religious LibertyChapter 4Religious for Allies, Hosts, and the WorldChapter 5A Theological Critique of US Military ReligionConclusionToward a Better Future BibliographyAbout the Author

The most controversial issue in the US military chaplaincy today is the refusal of so many chaplains to serve LGBT service members. Edward Waggoner argues effectively that this is legally, militarily, and religiously unacceptable. Anyone who is serious about issues of gender and sexuality, religious diversity, and power in the military chaplaincy will need to consider Waggoner’s arguments. This is a thoroughly documented, scholarly compendium on US military chaplaincy, past and present. A must-read for students, scholars, chaplains, and advocates for religious ministry in the military.

Edward Waggoner is assistant professor of theology and the Rt. Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Chair in episcopal studies at Brite Divinity School and is co-editor of Religious Experience and New Materialism: Movement Matters.

• IntroductionUS Military ReligionChapter 1Why the US Military Has ReligionChapter 2Religious and Moral DiversityChapter 3Gender, Sexuality, and Religious LibertyChapter 4Religious for Allies, Hosts, and the WorldChapter 5A Theological Critique of US Military ReligionConclusionToward a Better Future BibliographyAbout the Author

The most controversial issue in the US military chaplaincy today is the refusal of so many chaplains to serve LGBT service members. Edward Waggoner argues effectively that this is legally, militarily, and religiously unacceptable. Anyone who is serious about issues of gender and sexuality, religious diversity, and power in the military chaplaincy will need to consider Waggoner’s arguments. This is a thoroughly documented, scholarly compendium on US military chaplaincy, past and present. A must-read for students, scholars, chaplains, and advocates for religious ministry in the military.

Edward Waggoner is assistant professor of theology and the Rt. Rev. Sam B. Hulsey Chair in episcopal studies at Brite Divinity School and is co-editor of Religious Experience and New Materialism: Movement Matters.

• IntroductionUS Military ReligionChapter 1Why the US Military Has ReligionChapter 2Religious and Moral DiversityChapter 3Gender, Sexuality, and Religious LibertyChapter 4Religious for Allies, Hosts, and the WorldChapter 5A Theological Critique of US Military ReligionConclusionToward a Better Future BibliographyAbout the Author

The most controversial issue in the US military chaplaincy today is the refusal of so many chaplains to serve LGBT service members. Edward Waggoner argues effectively that this is legally, militarily, and religiously unacceptable. Anyone who is serious about issues of gender and sexuality, religious diversity, and power in the military chaplaincy will need to consider Waggoner’s arguments. This is a thoroughly documented, scholarly compendium on US military chaplaincy, past and present. A must-read for students, scholars, chaplains, and advocates for religious ministry in the military.