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God on the Western Front : soldiers and religion in World War I / Joseph F. Byrnes.

Author: Byrnes, Joseph F., 1939- author.

ImprintUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023]

Imprint2023

Descriptionxi, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Note:To the front : cities, departures, and churches -- The search for allies in heaven -- God-talk in the armies : from foot soldiers to generals -- Clergy at the front -- Jewish chaplains and their soldiers : ministry and preaching -- Day-to-day war experience : the diaries -- Behind the lines : religious traditions at war -- Theology out of war experience.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-241) and index.

Note:"Explores the search for religious meaning during World War I and the wide range of spiritual responses that emerged across boundaries. Examines how religious experience and battle experience were intertwined."-- Provided by publisher.



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