Faith Under Fire

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.

Autorentext
EDWARD MADIGAN is a Government of Ireland IRCHSS Fellow and Associate Director of the Centre for War Studies at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Inhalt
List of Illustrations, Tables and Charts Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Anglican Army Chaplains and Post-War Literature The Church of England, The European War, and the Great Opportunity A Portrait of the Edwardian Clergy The Anglican Clergy-in-Uniform The Ministry of the Trenches Combatant Faith on the Western Front Veteran Padres and the Idealism of Fellowship in Post-war Britain Conclusion: Why the Myth? Notes Bibliography Index