Pacifist to Padre : The World War II Memoir of Chaplain Roland B. Gittelsohn, December 1941-January 1946 /

"Pacifist to Padre deftly threads so many elements of the World War II chaplaincy into a compelling and thoughtful narrative. It offers a personal window into a complex institution. It provides insight into the world of an unusual American space that has been naturalized as normal: of governmen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gittelsohn, Roland Bertram, 1910-1995 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Quantico, Virginia : Marine Corps University Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Gittelsohn, Roland Bertram, > 1910-1995.
United States. > Marine Corps. > Marine Division, 5th > Biography.
United States. > Marine Corps > Chaplains > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Jewish.
Military morale > United States.
Marines > United States > Psychology.
Rabbis > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Chaplains > United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Pacifist to Padre deftly threads so many elements of the World War II chaplaincy into a compelling and thoughtful narrative. It offers a personal window into a complex institution. It provides insight into the world of an unusual American space that has been naturalized as normal: of government-sponsored and managed religion. And it brings that world into focus from the vantage point of a man who never would have predicted pinning the Jewish chaplain's tablet insignia to his collar, a Jewish pacifist turned military padre"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781737040484
Acceso:Open Access

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