Soul repair: Recovering from moral injury after war. By Rita Nakashima Brock and Gabriella Lettini. Beacon Press Books, 2012. Rev. Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock is a professor and co-director of the Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School in Ft. Worth, Tex. Rev. Dr. Gabriella Lettini is dean of faculty and the Aurelia Henry Reinhart Professor of Theological Ethics and studies in Public Ministry at Starr King School in Berkely, Calif. Veterans make up only about 7% of the total U.S. population, but they account for at least 20% of all suicides, and that number is still rising. Though treatment for PTSD has helped alleviate veteran’s sufferings, there may be another, untreated cause: moral injury. Soul Repair will help veterans, their families, communities, and chaplains understand the impact of war on the moral conscience. Available Veteran’s Day.
