Life after Tragedy

Essays on Faith and the First World War Evoked by Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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A collection of essays exploring the theological issues raised by the First World War, inspired by the noted wartime chaplain Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy.Much has been written on the centenary of the First World War. However, no book has yet explored the tragedy of the conflict from a theological perspective. Life after Tragedy fills that gap. Taking their cue from the famous British army chaplain Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, seven central essays, all by authors associated with the cathedral where Studdert Kennedy first preached to troops, examine aspects of faith that featured in the war, such as the notion of 'home', poetry, theological doctrine, preaching, social reform, humanitarianism, and remembrance. Each essay applies its reflections to the life of faith today, thus representing a highly original contribution to the history of the First World War in general and the work of Studdert Kennedy in particular. They provide wider theological insight into how, in the contemporary world, 'life' and tragedy, likewise God and suffering, can be integrated.This book will accordingly be of considerable interest to historians, both of the war and of the church; to communities commemorating the war; and to all those who wrestle with current challenges to faith.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-08-30
Mått153 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt413 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor279
FörlagBoydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN9780718895341

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Illustrations ContributorsForeword by Andrew G. Studdert-KennedyPreface by Michael W. Brierley and Georgina A. Byrne AbbreviationPart I: Introduction1 Reconsidering British Religion and the First World War 2 Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy: A Brief Life Part II: Essays from Worcester Cathedral3 The First World War, Place, and 'Home' 4 Poets in Wartime: A Study of Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy and Geoffrey Dearmer 5 'There Ain't No Throne': Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy and the Doctrine of God 6 Prophecy or Propaganda? Preaching in a Time of War 7 'National Mission'? Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, Edward Lee Hicks, R. H. Tawney, and the Social Witness of the Church of England 8 'The Pity of War': The First World War and Humanitarianism 9 'The Glorious Dead'? Images of Glory in First World War Memorialsand the Life of Antony of Egypt Part III: Conclusion10 English Theology in the First World War and Its Aftermath11 On Integration, Balance, and Fullness 12 Afterword Bibliography Scripture Index General Index

Padres were given a rough ride by British memoir writers of the First World War. However, Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, 'Woodbine Willie' to the soldiers, demonstrates how wrong they were. His reflections on the war and its implications for his own Christian faith resonate to this day. The innumerable insights in this powerful book make plain how the conflict's spiritual challenge still reverberates.