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Challenges the tired orthodoxy that the Church of England had a bad
First World War. In telling the story of the Church and its people
in Colchester, a garrison town, Robert Beaken enlivens our
understanding of the First World War - not only as a clash of
mighty forces, but also at a personal and communal level.'The Very
Rev. Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster The Church of England is
popularly believed to have had a bad First World War. This book
challenges that tired orthodoxy. It examines the relationship
between parish churches and the Army during the war, using the
important garrison town of Colchester as a case study. Colchester
in 1914-18 was a microcosm both of English society and of the
Church of England, in all their diversity. The presence of the Army
also meant that wartime experiences and trends which were
noticeable elsewhere in England were sharply felt in Colchester.
For the generation of Britons who lived through the Great War,
Christianity was an important part of their culture, world view
and, in many instances, personal lives. To understand life on the
home front during the war, it is vital to understand the part
played by Christianity, and particularly by the parishes of the
Church of England. With the help of newly discovered archival
material, this book reassesses the relations between clergy,
soldiers and civilians to show that, contrary to widely-held
belief, the clergy and their parishioners responded to the crisis
of 1914-18 with courage, common sense and self-sacrifice: their
ministry kept much of the population going during the Great War.
ROBERT BEAKEN is parish priest of St Mary the Virgin, Great
Bardfield,and St Katharine, Little Bardfield, in Essex. He holds a
PhD from King's College, London, and is a Fellow of the Royal
Historical Society. He is the author of seven works, including
Cosmo Lang: Archbishop in War and Crisis(2012).
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Through the Years with Romany
Eunice Evens; Afterword by Terry Waite CBE, Eric Robson Obe
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