ISBN: 9780062105103
Published by Harper Collins on April 29th 2014
Genres: Religion, Military
Pages: 448
Len's Summary: Clergy and theologians on all sides evoke the wrath of God to smite their Godless foes. WWI as a thoroughly religious event complete with a pseudo-crusade in the Holy Land and a jihad declared by the Ottoman sultan.
The Cross and the Trenches: Religious Faith and Doubt among British and American Great War Soldiers
The Cross and the Trenches: Religious Faith and Doubt among British and American Great War Soldiers by Richard Schweitzer
ISBN: 9780313318382
Published by Praeger Publishers on January 1st 2003
Genres: History, Historiography, Military, World War I, Religion
Pages: 311
ISBN: 9780313318382
Published by Praeger Publishers on January 1st 2003
Genres: History, Historiography, Military, World War I, Religion
Pages: 311
The War for Righteousness: Progressive Christianity, the Great War, and the Rise of the Messianic Nation
The War for Righteousness: Progressive Christianity, the Great War, and the Rise of the Messianic Nation by Richard M. Gamble
ISBN: 1932236147
Published by Intercollegiate Studies Institute on March 4th 2004
Genres: History, United States, 20th Century, Religion, Christianity
Pages: 306
ISBN: 9780742552746
Published by Rowman & Littlefield on August 1st 2010
Genres: History, Jewish, Military, World War I, Religion, Judaism
Pages: 191
ISBN: 1932236147
Published by Intercollegiate Studies Institute on March 4th 2004
Genres: History, United States, 20th Century, Religion, Christianity
Pages: 306
Len's Summary: How American progressive Christian leaders moved from pacifism to support for Mr. Wilson’s war and the League of Nations: war seen as redemption.
We Are Coming, Unafraid: The Jewish Legions and the Promised Land in the First World War
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We Are Coming, Unafraid: The Jewish Legions and the Promised Land in the First World War by Michael Keren, Shlomit KerenISBN: 9780742552746
Published by Rowman & Littlefield on August 1st 2010
Genres: History, Jewish, Military, World War I, Religion, Judaism
Pages: 191
Len's Summary: The story of the three British Jewish Legions recruited from Canada, the US and England based on volunteer letters and diaries.
The Clergy in Khaki, New Perspectives on British army Chaplains in the First World War
The Clergy in Khaki, New Perspectives on British army Chaplains in the First World War by M F Snape
ISBN: 1409430006
Published by Ashgate Publishing on August 14th 2013
Genres: History, Military, General, Religion, Christian Ministry, Pastoral Resources, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 238
ISBN: 1409430006
Published by Ashgate Publishing on August 14th 2013
Genres: History, Military, General, Religion, Christian Ministry, Pastoral Resources, Modern, 20th Century
Pages: 238
Len's Summary: Captures the diversity of religious community within British forces. Over five thousand padres were commissioned during the war and 170 of them died supporting soldiers, airmen and seaman.
The Church of England and the First World War
The Church of England and the First World War by Alan Wilkinson
ISBN: 9780718893217
Published by Lutterworth Press on January 30th 2014
Genres: Religion, Christian Church, History
Pages: 392
ISBN: 9780718893217
Published by Lutterworth Press on January 30th 2014
Genres: Religion, Christian Church, History
Pages: 392
Len's Summary: A look at the often controversial role of the Anglican Church in WWI.
Shellshocked Prophets: Former Anglican Army Chaplains in Inter-War Britain
Shellshocked Prophets: Former Anglican Army Chaplains in Inter-War Britain by Linda Parker
ISBN: 9781909982253
Published by Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc on January 19th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Religion, Christianity
Pages: 272
ISBN: 9781909982253
Published by Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc on January 19th 2015
Genres: History, Military, World War I, Religion, Christianity
Pages: 272
Len's Summary: How the war impacted both the Church of England and wider society.