The Cross and the Trenches: Religious Faith and Doubt Among British and American Great War SoldiersBloomsbury Academic, 2003 M05 30 - 311 páginas The modernist historiographical model of the Great War neglects such traditional modes of thought as religious response to battle. Drawing on the testimony of over 500 British and American soldiers, Schweitzer provides an in-depth account of topics such as soldiers' prayers and biblical readings, as well as religious doubts. As a detailed snapshot of religion during the war, this study provides a crucial preamble to studies of the legacy of the Great War. |
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... March 1915 to March 1916. His diary for that period reveals that he was the sort of man other soldiers would refer to as a Christian , but who would be more accurately de- scribed as a devout Christian . March 7 , 1915 : " I am now ...
... March , 50 ; Samuel Devan , Diary , June 17 , 1918 , USAMHI . 83. K. G. Budd , The Story of Donald Hankey : A ... March 7 , March 18 , April 8 , April 16 , May 2 , June 27 and June 29 , 1915 , March 10 , 1916 , diary entries , 79/17/1 ...
... ( March - September 1917 ) . As the Battalion suffered significant casualties in 1916 and 1918 , it appears that Evers ' membership roll only covers the 1917 period . 193. This assumption is borne out by the diary of Private John Mason ...
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The British and American Churches and the War 3 | 3 |
The Spectrum of Religious Faith | 17 |
Chaplains | 63 |
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