<span><span><span>By way of theoretical analysis and documented case studies from a number of countries, </span><span style="font-style:italic;">Military Chaplains as Agents of Peace </span><span>considers Religious Leader Engagement as an emerging domain that advances the cause of reconciliation via the religious peacebuilding</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> </span><span>of chaplains</span><span style="font-style:italic;">—</span><span>a construct that may be generalized to expeditionary, humanitarian and domestic operational contexts.</span><span style="font-style:italic;"> </span><span>An overview of the benefits and limitations of RLE is offered accompanied by a candid discussion of a number of the more perplexing questions related to such operational ministry: Influence Activities, Information Gathering for Intelligence Purposes and the Protected (Non-Combatant) Status of Chaplains.</span></span></span>