Joseph W. Green

Brigadier General Joseph W. Green (US Army, Retired) is a chaplain resident employed by Episcopal Community Services, providing clinical spiritual care to patients, their families, and hospital staff at both St. Mark’s Hospital in Millcreek, UT, and Lone Peak Hospital in Draper, UT. His military service includes deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as assignments as Commander, 300th Military Intelligence Brigade (Linguist); Chief, Intelligence Disciplines Division at the Headquarters, Department of the Army (Pentagon); and Commander, Utah Army National Guard. His military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal and the Bronze Star Medal. He received a BA in Spanish Translation and Interpretation from Brigham Young University, a Master of Strategic Studies from the US Army War College (Distinguished Graduate), and a Master of Divinity (Concentration in Biblical Languages) from Regent University.

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Easter as Threshold: Trauma, Transformation, and God’s Presence in Liminal Spaces

by Joseph W. Green | undefined 64 | 04-18-2025

Abstract: Using the context of Easter, this personal essay explores perceptions of God’s presence and absence during human suffering. There is a theological thread that ties Christ’s suffering for our griefs and sorrows during his Atonement directly to his ability to succor us as we enter into despair due to our own trauma. Our suffering […]

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