Chaplain (Colonel) Timothy Mallard is an Assistant Professor, Director of Ethical Development and College Chaplain at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, PA, where he received the 2022 “Excellence in Teaching” award. An Honorary Fellow of the University of Durham (UK), he is a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and holds a Ph.D. in Theological Ethics from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David as well as the M.S.S., Th.M., M.Div. and B.A. degrees. Additionally, he is a member of the International Network for the Study of War and Religion, the International Society of Military Ethics, and is a founding board member of the International Centre for Moral Injury. The Senior Editor of “A Persistent Fire: The Strategic Ethical Impact of World War I on the Global Profession of Arms” (National Defense University Press, 2020), he has also published over 100 articles, book chapters, and papers and is currently writing a book on the ethics of 21st Century warfare. His scholarly work encompasses: moral and ethical leadership in the profession of arms; ethical challenges of future war; moral and spiritual injury in warriors and families; the Just War Tradition; the geopolitics of religion, war and reconciliation; and religious liberty and healthy democratic societies. He is a certified Army Strategist and holds the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal (two awards) and the Combat Action Badge.
The empty tomb of Easter Sunday answers the betrayal of Jesus on the cross with humanity’s completely restored understanding of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Timothy MallardMarch 31, 2024
The crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross is the greatest expression in all time of the moral injury between God and humanity.
Timothy MallardMarch 29, 2024
The war in Ukraine is proving to be a tragic proving ground for trends that will almost certainly be replicated in other twenty-first-century warfare. Decentralized decision-making, the targeting of population centers, tactical speed in decision-making, the rise of artificial intelligence, vital intelligence sharing, and the strategic impact of moral and spiritual injury demonstrate the boundaries for future combat.
Timothy MallardMay 9, 2022
Notwithstanding Stephen Haynes’ professional reputation amongst Dietrich Bonhoeffer scholars or his prior excellent corpus of scholarly writings about the German pastor, his current book categorically fails to satisfy.
Timothy MallardOctober 24, 2019
I was honored to offer the invocation at Colleville-sur-Mer, France, for the seventy-fifth D-Day anniversary memorial ceremony on June 6, 2019. This, of course, is the town name of the place that many Americans know simply by the more infamous moniker of Omaha Beach.
Timothy MallardJuly 3, 2019
Five principles of servant leadership from Jesus’ earthly ministry inform our challenge.
Timothy MallardMay 30, 2018
Much has been written on the types of “woundedness” warriors suffer in combat, including physical, mental, emotional, and even moral injury. However, the U.S. has failed to explore a warrior’s spiritual injury in combat and its debilitating, life-long effects (including for a warrior’s family).
Timothy MallardFebruary 13, 2017
Since my commissioning in 1988 as a United States Army Chaplain Candidate, the fundamental purpose of war has changed relatively little: war generally remains a contest of wills to achieve political ends between nation-states employing military force. However, war inherently seems different today, does it not? How so?
Timothy MallardDecember 21, 2015