Description: ""There are no words foul and filthy enough to
describe war."" So declared Geoffrey ""Woodbine Willie"" Studdert
Kennedy (1883-1929), a decorated frontline chaplain whose
battlefield experiences in World War I transformed him into his
generation's most eloquent defender of Christian pacificism.
Studdert Kennedy was also a tireless champion of the social gospel
who wrote a dozen books, scores of articles, hundreds of poems, and
preached countless sermons in both the UK and the US promoting
economic justice. Studdert Kennedy's writing and preaching
influenced an entire generation. William Temple, Archbishop of
Canterbury, described him as a ""true prophet."" Even though he's
fallen into obscurity with the passage of years, Studdert Kennedy's
message still inspires the likes of Desmond Tutu and Jurgen
Moltmann. This collection of Studdert Kennedy's work, the first in
sixty years, seeks to introduce this most relevant of thinkers to
our troubled times. The book pulls together Studdert Kennedy's most
important writings on war and peace, poverty, the problem of evil,
the church's role in the world, sin and atonement, the suffering
God, love versus force as world powers, and the beloved community.
Editor Kerry Walters introduces the texts with a biographical and
thematic essay. Endorsements: ""Kerry Walters and Cascade Books
deserve our thanks for retrieving for us in the twenty-first
century, embroiled as we are in various violent conflicts, an
accessible and coherent presentation of Studdert Kennedy's early
twentieth-century religious thought on war and its aftermath.
Earning the nickname 'Woodbine Willie' from English soldiers he
served as chaplain in the 'Great War to end all wars, ' the
cigarette-smoking padre knew firsthand the unspeakable horrors of
war. He also knew that faith was not only possible after the
hostilities ceased; it was necessary. ""His was not a disembodied
or privatized faith. He is especially helpful in linking the
Eucharist with social justice. Although fellow Anglicans and
interested Protestants may well treasure this collection of
Studdert Kennedy's writing, Roman Catholics like myself will
appreciate his passionate love for the poor, wounded, and dying
Christ and his commitment to the church, where he and others can
insist that, indeed, after war faith is possible."" John Perry, SJ
Associate Professor, Arthur V. Mauro Center for Peace and Justice,
St. Paul's College, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada About
the Contributor(s): Kerry Walters is William Bittinger Professor of
Philosophy and Professor of Peace and Justice Studies at Gettysburg
College. He is the author of 19 previous books on philosophy,
theology, and peace, and has been a peace activist since the
Vietnam War era.
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