Jon Butler

Professional Summary:

Chaplain Jon Butler is a Faculty Lecturer in the MHA/MBA Army-Baylor Graduate Program starting in 2023. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Studies Education, a Master of Arts in Bioethics, a Master of Science in History, and a Master of Divinity. His clinical pastoral education (CPE) was conducted at the Hines VA Hospital and Loyola University Medical Center near Chicago, with additional medical ministry experience at the Brooke Army Medical Center and US Military Hospital-Kuwait.

Chaplain Butler is also a Major in the United States Army and has served with various units since 2009, providing religious support and advising command teams. His dissertation research was on the role of US Army Chaplains on D-Day, including the teamwork that developed between the Medical Service Corps and Chaplains during the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

Education:

• 2023 – MA in Bioethics, Trinity International University, Bannockburn, IL
• 2018 – MSc in History, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
• 2007 – MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Bannockburn, IL
• 2000 – BS in Social Studies Education, University of Northwestern, St. Paul, MN

Courses:

• HCA 5105 – Ethics in Healthcare
• HCA 5356 – Organizational Ethics

Research Interests:

• Ethical Care for the Sick, Wounded, and Dying
• Holistic Health as a Spiritual Initiative
• Moral Leadership and the Application of Virtue Ethics
• Historical Context in Medical Practice