| Description |
xxxiii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Contributions in military studies, 0883-6884 ; no. 225 |
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Contributions in military studies. 0883-6884 ; no. 225
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| Contents |
Pt. I. Faith -- 1. The British and American Churches and the War -- 2. The Spectrum of Religious Faith -- 3. Chaplains -- 4. Religion by Rank -- 5. Soldiers' Religious Responses within the Narrative Structure of Battle -- 6. Religion on the Home Front -- Pt. II. Doubt -- 7. The Costs of Clerical Nationalism, the Church of England's Chaplains, the Roman Catholic Converts, and the American YMCA -- 8. The Revival That Never Came, a Conjecture -- 9. The Spectrum of Religious Doubt -- Pt. III. Coda -- 10. Woodrow Wilson and the Prince of Peace Motif |
| Summary |
Argues that religion played a vital role in many British and American soldiers' experiences during the First World War. 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-303) and index |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Religious aspects.
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Soldiers -- Religious life -- Great Britain.
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Soldiers -- Religious life -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2002032996 |
| ISBN |
0313318387 alkaline paper |
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