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Darold Bigger
Darold Bigger
Darold Bigger spent three decades as a Navy Chaplain, reaching the rank of Rear Admiral (lower half) and was Deputy Chief of Navy Chaplains for Reserve Matters when he retired in 2004. In this position, Darold helped those affected by 9/11 heal their emotional wounds and helped service members in the resulting wars grapple with difficult moral challenges. Currently, Darold is Professor of Theology and Social Work at Walla Walla University, with an academic interest in the place of forgiveness in human psychology. He is a licensed marriage and family therapist and holds a PhD from the Claremont School of Theology.
Religion and War: Post 9/11 Military Chaplains
The 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center launched America into a prolonged international conflict that included religious, national, racial, and social issues which persist to the present day. Members of the military have thus been brought to consider ethical conflicts between the violence of war and the morality of their religious faith. Darold Bigger was in Washington, DC, on 9/11 and as Deputy Chief of Navy Chaplains for Reserve Matters, supervised chaplains for several years thereafter. He reports first hand on the work of chaplains in Washington, New York, and the Gulf after 9/11 and how chaplains are still working to assist returning veterans in the process of moral healing.
Contact Darold at (509) 527-2389 or by email. He currently lives in College Place, WA.
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