TY - JOUR
T1 - Revisiting the 'Cost of Discipleship' in the aftermath of military service
T2 - Insights for Christian communal life in a secular Swedish context
AU - Grimell, Jan
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - This article applies Bonhoeffer's description of Christian discipleship to research literature on military culture and costs of military service. Bonhoeffer's theological understanding of discipleship illustrates a calling, subordination, obedience, discipline, loyalty, mission focus and the cost thereof, and a collectivistic approach. These are commonly understood as core features of military communal life and service. This article suggests that service members may have a certain cultural disposition which resonates to Bonhoeffer's teachings of discipleship. Christian communities may serve as cultural platforms capable of assisting veterans in transition from military to civilian life and supporting their reintegration into society. Additionally, veterans may reinvigorate Christian discipleship by bringing these closer to the teachings of Bonhoeffer which may work in the service of renewed commitment and devotion. This could serve the larger society; it may have a positive influence upon communal life as well as the individual.
AB - This article applies Bonhoeffer's description of Christian discipleship to research literature on military culture and costs of military service. Bonhoeffer's theological understanding of discipleship illustrates a calling, subordination, obedience, discipline, loyalty, mission focus and the cost thereof, and a collectivistic approach. These are commonly understood as core features of military communal life and service. This article suggests that service members may have a certain cultural disposition which resonates to Bonhoeffer's teachings of discipleship. Christian communities may serve as cultural platforms capable of assisting veterans in transition from military to civilian life and supporting their reintegration into society. Additionally, veterans may reinvigorate Christian discipleship by bringing these closer to the teachings of Bonhoeffer which may work in the service of renewed commitment and devotion. This could serve the larger society; it may have a positive influence upon communal life as well as the individual.
KW - Christian discipleship
KW - Community
KW - Culture
KW - Veterans
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U2 - 10.1163/22144471-00601004
DO - 10.1163/22144471-00601004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85066779751
VL - 6
SP - 28
EP - 43
JO - Ecclesial Practices
JF - Ecclesial Practices
SN - 2214-4463
IS - 1
ER -