God on the Western Front : soldiers and religion in World War I /

"Explores the search for religious meaning during World War I and the wide range of spiritual responses that emerged across boundaries. Examines how religious experience and battle experience were intertwined"--

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Byrnes, Joseph F., 1939- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 > Religious aspects > Christianity.
World War, 1914-1918 > Religious aspects > Judaism.
World War, 1914-1918 > Chaplains.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Western Front.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect religieux > Judaïsme.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aumôniers.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Campagnes et batailles > Front occidental.
HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I
Chaplains
Military campaigns
War > Religious aspects > Christianity
War > Religious aspects > Judaism
Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • To the front : cities, departures, and churches
  • The search for allies in heaven
  • God-talk in the armies : from foot soldiers to generals
  • Clergy at the front
  • Jewish chaplains and their soldiers : ministry and preaching
  • Day-to-day war experience : the diaries
  • Behind the lines : religious traditions at war
  • Theology out of war experience.

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