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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... enemy they were fighting . " [ M ] ay God give us all strength , wisdom & courage to carry out what is reqd . of us in the sure hope that we are fighting against evil , " wrote George McGowan . In the event of his death , Charles ...
... enemy means to befriend one's enemy . " It may be necessary , " Hankey wrote , " to kick one's enemy in order to make friendship possible . A nation may be in the same predicament , and be forced to fight in order to make friendship ...
... enemies.5 59 There is an equally wry tone in the British conscript A. J. Abraham's observations : [ The chaplain ] would ask God to look after us and biff the enemy , while only a few miles away an equally worthy , or unworthy , German ...
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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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