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Muddling Through - Muddling Through: the Organisation of British Army Chaplaincy in World War I (Hardcover, New)
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Muddling Through - Muddling Through: the Organisation of British Army Chaplaincy in World War I (Hardcover, New)
Series: Helion Studies in Military History
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Nominated for the Royal Historical Society Whitfield Book Prize
2013Nominated for the SAHR Templer Medal 2013As with many other
aspects of the British army the outbreak of World War One started a
process of change that was to result in a radically different
provision of chaplaincy care once the war was over. Nothing was
ever simple with army chaplaincy. The war saw an increase in the
number of churches becoming involved with the army. The structure
had already been under pressure in the first decade of the century
with the Catholic Church insisting on new rules for its chaplains.
The creation of the Territorial Force added a new dimension after
1907, bringing new players into the mix including the Jewish
community. These chaplains challenged the traditional Garrison
Church based ministry of the regulars. The book examines the
muddled state of chaplaincy in August 1914 and looks at how
chaplains were mobilized. It then reviews how organizational
changes were often the result of pressure from the different
churches. The unilateral decision of the Church of England, in July
1915, to leave the unified administration in France that had
existed since August 1914 is examined in the light of the
availability of the relevant volume of the diaries of Bishop
Gwynne, a key participant in the change. Chapters also look at the
experience of other Imperial forces and of the casualties suffered
by chaplains. These all provide evidence of the expectations that
various groups had of army chaplains. It is often forgotten that
two chaplains were captured during the retreat from Mons in 1914.
They were never far from the fighting throughout the war. The
experiences of the war meant that the pre-war structure needed
reform. The final chapter looks at the structure that was created
in 1920 and then survived virtually unchanged until 2004. Army
chaplaincy has always been a mix of Church, Army and State. Such a
coming together inevitably lead to confusion. Not surprisingly one
of the themes was the muddle that resulted. Even so army chaplaincy
ended the war with a much higher profile than the one it had in
1914. This was recognised by the addition of 'Royal' creating the
RAChD. Anglicans, Catholics, Presbyterians, Methodists, and other
faith groups, as well as military historians will find this book of
interest as it overturns a number of myths and puts chaplaincy in
its wider contextREVIEWS "For those interested in how the Church
responded organizationally to the Great War this is a comprehensive
and fascinating account." Methodist Recorder ..".provides carefully
researched information about the organisation of First World War
army chaplaincy."Church Times a most interesting account Peter
Howson is to be congratulated on the depth of his research and the
way in which he has presented it. The book certainly adds to our
knowledge of how army chaplains operated during 1914-18 Mars &
Clio"
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