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The Clergy in Khaki - New Perspectives on British Army Chaplaincy in the First World War (Paperback)
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The Clergy in Khaki - New Perspectives on British Army Chaplaincy in the First World War (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in First World War History
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British army chaplains have not fared well in the mythology of the
First World War. Like its commanders they have often been
characterized as embodiments of ineptitude and hypocrisy. Yet, just
as historians have reassessed the motives and performance of
British generals, this collection offers fresh insights into the
war record of British chaplains. Drawing on the expertise of a
dozen academic researchers, the collection offers an unprecedented
analysis of the subject that embraces military, political,
religious and imperial history. The volume also benefits from the
professional insights of chaplains themselves, several of its
contributors being serving or former members of the Royal Army
Chaplains' Department. Providing the fullest and most objective
study yet published, it demonstrates that much of the post-war
hostility towards chaplains was driven by political, social or even
denominational agendas and that their critics often overlooked the
positive contribution that chaplains made to the day-to-day
struggles of soldiers trying to cope with the appalling realities
of industrial warfare and its aftermath. As the most complete study
of the subject to date, this collection marks a major advance in
the historiography of the British army, of the British churches and
of British society during the First World War, and will appeal to
researchers in a broad range of academic disciplines.
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