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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... Praying was prevalent among Great War soldiers , although prayer usually oc- curred in an internal , informal fashion , rather than being spoken in the formal kneeling position . Donald Hankey explained the barrier to formal prayer in ...
... prayer . " Haworth stated his belief that " in prayer we're able to soar above the confused tangle of doubts and perplexities of this life , and draw upon the inex- haustible resources of the infinite . " Whereas most soldiers prayed in ...
... praying . At least one soldier was prepared for the possibility that the necessity of action in battle could preclude religious musings by his familiarity with Jacob Astley's famous seventeenth century prayer . Before the battle of ...
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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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