edited
by Doris L. Bergen (Notre Dame Press)
A sweeping history of military chaplaincy, covering the role
of chaplains in battles ranging from the Crusades to the Vietnam
War. Contributors discuss what chaplains do and the dilemmas they
face. Father Joseph F. O'Donnell, CSC, who holds a 1955 bachelor's
degree and a 1961 master's degree from Notre Dame, writes about
his service as a chaplain in Vietnam. Father Michael Baxter, CSC,
who holds a 1983 master's of divinity degree from Notre Dame,
where he is an assistant professor of theology, discusses his
difficulties with the very idea of Christians going to war, whether
as chaplains or soldiers.
The editor of this volume is a professor of history at Notre
Dame.
(May 2004)
