THE RELIGIOUS ASSISTANCE SECTION - SPIRITUAL COMPONENT OF THE MILITARY BODY -
THE RELIGIOUS ASSISTANCE SECTION - SPIRITUAL COMPONENT OF THE MILITARY BODY -
Author(s): Constantin TANU, Ion IlincaContributor(s): Diana Cristiana Lupu (Translator)
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Security and defense, Military policy, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: missionary work; religious service; national interest; Christian values; religious organisation; spirit of sacrifice;
Summary/Abstract: After December 1989, the armed forces, just as all the other state institutions, underwent a profound restructuring and reform process, which was aimed at not only establishing new structures but also reorganising some structures that impeded on the natural development of the activity. The authors mention that the dominant concern for the military system was Romania’s security, more precisely, redefining and dimensioning it as part of the European security. Consequently, the political and military leadership drew up and elaborated on the strategy for gaining NATO membership. Every effort was made in support of this idea, for almost fourteen years, the political consensus and the support on the part of the population leading to the achievement of this desideratum in 2004. The rebirth of the Religious Assistance in the Armed Forces was part of this process, which paid its contribution to the acknowledgement of the Romanian Armed Forces as an apolitical institution, able to really serve the legitimate interests of both the country and the people.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 147-160
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
