Faith Under Fire [electronic resource] : Anglican Army Chaplains and the Great War /
Madigan, Edward.author.
After the Great War some texts by British Army veterans portrayed the Anglican chaplains who had served with them in an extremely negative light. This book examines the realities of Anglican chaplains' wartime experiences and presents a compelling picture of what it meant to be a clergyman-in-uniform in the most devastating war in modern history.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations, Tables, and Charts; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: Anglican Army Chaplains and Post-War Literature; 1 The Church of England, the European War, and the Great Opportunity; 2 A Portrait of the Edwardian Clergy; 3 The Anglican Clergy-in-Uniform; 4 The Ministry of the Trenches; 5 Combatant Faith on the Western Front; 6 Veteran Padres and the Idealism of Fellowship in Post-War Britain; Conclusion: Why the Myth?; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
After the Great War some texts by British Army veterans portrayed the Anglican chaplains who had served with them in an extremely negative light. This book examines the realities of Anglican chaplains' wartime experiences and presents a compelling picture of what it meant to be a clergyman-in-uniform in the most devastating war in modern history.
Great Britain. Army
Civilization—History.
Great Britain—History.
Military history.
Religion and sociology.
Anglican Communion.
Social history.
Cultural History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Military.
Sociology of Religion.
Anglicanism.
Social History.