Duhovna oskrba v vojski v času pospešene digitalizacije, tehnološkega napredka in družbenih prelomov

slovenian

2025

volume 30, issue 119/120

autonomous weapons   digital humanities   ethics of war   military and spirituality   military chaplaincy   spiritual care

Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

in this paper, i explore the concept of spiritual care in contemporary society. Drawing on a range of theoretical and empirical studies, as well as sociological and religious perspectives, i argue that within the Western cultural and political con-text, spiritual care has been gradually shifting from traditional pastoral models – closely tied to the practices of dominant religious institutions – toward pluralistic, interreligious, and humanist-secular forms of spiritual support. The article examines the impact of the development of autonomous weapon systems and the information revolution, both of which contribute, directly or in-directly, to new forms of dehumanization and large-scale destruction. it analyses how various models of spiritual care – religious and humanist alike – respond to these transformations. particular attention is devoted to the notion of moral in-jury, which has gained significant attention in recent religious and psychological scholarship, as the technological processes and socio-political changes of the pre-sent era appear to intensify such experiences of trauma.This study suggests that spiritual care remains one of the few domains in which, amid the accelerated evolution of artificial intelligence and autonomous weaponry, direct human presence and ethical reflection continue to hold an essential place. This perspective enables an understanding of spiritual care as a holistic form of humanistic concern for the spirituality of the human being – an approach that transcends rigid geographical, religious, and normative boundaries.

04.03.2026