Moral Injury from Climate Change: The Work of Chaplains
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In this program from The BTS Center and Chaplaincy Innovation Lab, Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock shared her deep experience in the field of moral injury, placing it in relation to moral conflict, moral distress, and PTSD, and strategies for supporting resilience as it relates to chaplaincy and climate change in diverse contexts such as campus ministry and disaster relief. Practicing chaplain Liz Farmer offered a chaplain’s perspective grounded in lived experience serving vulnerable populations, such as unhoused people.
Our presenters and hosts together explored ways to address moral suffering (as well as moral distress, moral apathy, and moral outrage) in the field and support the development of moral resilience. The speakers share the conviction that all chaplains need to be climate chaplains, regardless of setting or population served.