Zachary Moon
Biographic Data
| ID | 5909169 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zachary Moon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zachary |
| FAMILY NAME | Moon |
| SIGNATURE | MOON Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chicago Theological Seminary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Moral orienting systems
Current conceptualizations of moral injury are limited by a reactive, symptom-based focus that risks pathologizing what are often systemic failures. This paper proposes a shift from a "triage model" to a proactive framework of Moral Orienting Systems (MOS). We define a moral orienting system as the dynamic stabilizing interplay of meaningful values, beliefs, behaviors, and relationships that shape moral identity. Drawing on chaplaincy experiences…
Cultivating psychological flexibility to address religious and spiritual suffering in moral injury
In the current paper, we aim to expand the dialogue about applying psychological flexibility processes to moral injury-related spiritual suffering using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Psychological flexibility is the process of practicing present moment awareness and openness to experiences of emotions and thoughts, while also choosing to engage in actions that are consistent with one's values. This open, aware, and engaged approach to …
Warriors between Worlds
The concept of moral injury emerged in the past decade as a way to understand how traumatic levels of moral emotions generate moral anguish experienced by some military service members. Interdisciplinary research on moral injury has included clinical psychologists (Litz et al., 2009; Drescher et al., 2011), theologians (Brock & Lettini, 2012; Graham, 2017), ethicists (Kinghorn, 2012), and philosophers (Sherman, 2015). This project articulates a n…
Turn Now, My Vindication Is at Stake”
Turn Now, My Vindication Is at Stake”
Warriors between Worlds
The concept of moral injury emerged in the past decade as a way to understand how traumatic levels of moral emotions generate moral anguish experienced by some military service members. Interdisciplinary research on moral injury has included clinical psychologists (Litz et al., 2009; Drescher et al., 2011), theologians (Brock & Lettini, 2012; Graham, 2017), ethicists (Kinghorn, 2012), and philosophers (Sherman, 2015). This project articulates a n…
Cultivating psychological flexibility to address religious and spiritual suffering in moral injury
In the current paper, we aim to expand the dialogue about applying psychological flexibility processes to moral injury-related spiritual suffering using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Psychological flexibility is the process of practicing present moment awareness and openness to experiences of emotions and thoughts, while also choosing to engage in actions that are consistent with one's values. This open, aware, and engaged approach to …
Moral orienting systems
Current conceptualizations of moral injury are limited by a reactive, symptom-based focus that risks pathologizing what are often systemic failures. This paper proposes a shift from a "triage model" to a proactive framework of Moral Orienting Systems (MOS). We define a moral orienting system as the dynamic stabilizing interplay of meaningful values, beliefs, behaviors, and relationships that shape moral identity. Drawing on chaplaincy experiences…
Moral injury (3 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Contempt (1 works) · Criminology (1 works) · Cross-cultural psychology (1 works) · Environmental ethics (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Ethics in Business and Education (1 works)