Tom Lawson

God and War (eBook, PDF)

The Church of England and Armed Conflict in the Twentieth Century
Redaktion: Parker, Stephen G.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Despite narratives of secularization, it appears that the British public persistently pay attention to clerical opinion and continually resort to popular expressions of religious faith, not least in time of war. From the throngs of men who gathered to hear the Bishop of London preach recruiting sermons during the First World War, to the attention paid to Archbishop Williams' words of conscience on Iraq, clerical rhetoric remains resonant. For the countless numbers who attended National Days of Prayer during the Second World War, and for the many who continue to find the Remembrance Day service a meaningful ritual, civil religious events provide a source of meaningful ceremony and a focus of national unity. War and religion have been linked throughout the twentieth century and this book explores these links: taking the perspective of the 'home front' rather than the battlefield. Exploring the views and accounts of Anglican clerics on the issue of warfare and international conflict across the century, the authors explore the church's stance on the causes, morality and conduct of warfare; issues of pacifism, obliteration bombing, nuclear possession and deterrence, retribution, forgiveness and reconciliation, and the spiritual opportunities presented by conflict. This book offers invaluable insights into how far the Church influenced public appraisal of war whilst illuminating the changing role of the Church across the twentieth century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317126676
• Artikelnr.: 49335422

Autorenporträt

Stephen G. Parker is Head of Postgraduate Studies in Education at the University of Worcester, UK. Tom Lawson is Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Winchester, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
TomLawson
Stephen G.Parker; Chapter 1 Winchester
the Clergy and the Boer War
MarkAllen; Chapter 2 The Church and the First World War
StuartBell; Chapter 3 Reinvigorating Christian Britain
Stephen G.Parker; Chapter 4 Preaching Morality
AndreaHarris; Chapter 5 Anglican Peace Aims and the Christendom Group
1939¿1945
Philip M.Coupland; Chapter 6 The Church of England and the Cold War
DianneKirby; Chapter 7 The Church and the Bomb
MatthewGrimley; Chapter 8 The Church of England and the Falklands War
CliffWilliamson; Chapter 9 Military Intervention in the Post-Cold War Era
PeterLee;