Wipf & Stock Chaplain’s Ministry Collection (10 vols.)

At Peace with War is one of the most thoughtful, authentic, frank, and honest accounts of what it means to be a chaplain in a theatre of operations in the twenty-first century. This book is a must-read for those contemplating a career as a military chaplain.

—David C. Kettle, chaplain general of the Canadian Forces, retired

This is a must-read for any military member, or their families, to help them come to grips with the spiritual challenges of wartime military service.

—Carl H. Krueger Jr., president, Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, LCMS, U. S. Military, Retired

If you want to meet a workaday chaplain showing how faith and soldering can walk together, I recommend At Peace with War very highly indeed.

—Robert Bugbee, president, Lutheran Church-Canada

Ken Walden, from firsthand experience with these veterans, gives solid help to pastors and congregations seeking to minister to those in pain in the aftermath of Iraq.

—Will Willimon, professor of Christian ministry, Duke Divinity School

Reverend Walden’s pastoral care insights reflect keen therapeutic relevance, as well as a tutorial bridge for pastoral and lay leaders who seek to provide practical and effective social interventions, resources, and support to wounded warriors experiencing pain and trauma as a result of their dedicated service

—Vergel L. Lattimore, vice president and professor of pastoral psychology and counseling, Hood Theological Seminary

Every parent should keep this book on the shelf right next to the nutrition, medical, and Dr. Spock books.

—Marriage and Family Living

This superb book is indeed a guide for nonprofessional counselors, and is written for all who work with children.

—Books Unlimited

Admirably captures both the experiential and conceptual dimensions of the work of the hospital chaplain. As such, this book serves equally well as an introduction to pastoral care for medical personnel, patients, and clergy, and as an important addition to the professional literature of the pastoral care field.

—Journal of the American Medical Association

A timely, intelligent, and highly readable book.

—The Christian Century

Chaplaincy as proposed and practiced by Holst et al is prophetic and contributes to rediscovering the interrelationship between faith, attitude, and healing.

—Journal of Pastoral Care

This book dispels some of the current myths put out by disgruntled chaplains and gives an accurate understanding of the challenges that confront evangelical chaplains today.

—Paul Vicalvi, executive director of the National Association of Evangelicals Chaplains Commission

A timely book that may provide answers to the difficult questions confronting today’s chaplains.

—Keith Travis, chaplaincy team leader, North American Mission Board

Anyone looking for a study/discussion source that examines a Christian response to criminal justice will find this book both disturbing and enlightening.

—Harold R. Regier, former director, Offender Victim Ministries, Inc.

Here is a book which may help us forward. It has a freshness and a wisdom sorely needed in the discussion of penal affairs today.

—R. M. Hardy, former bishop of Lincoln, England and HM Prisons

The stories are so gripping that you won't want to put them down. [It is] essential reading for all who care for the dying, including their families.

—Nancey Murphy, professor of Christian philosophy, Fuller Seminary

This is the best book I know of on this very important subject.

—Owen C. Thomas, emeritus professor of theology, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Any chaplain, caregiver for the dying, or simply a human being on a quest to understand what this life is all about will benefit from reading this book.

—Judith Eighmy, hospice consultant, Pacific Healthcare Consultants

In truth, Goldberg is that rare individual who understands the pain of another's heart and has the ability to ease that pain.

—Rabbi Sheldon Pennes, director of spiritual life at the Los Angeles Jewish Home

[I]t is to be hoped that this book will find its way to bookshelves of all grades of staff committed to caring for the sick and the dying.

—E. M. Symonds, dean of the Medical School, Nottingham