Faith in the Fight Religion and the American Soldier in the Great War

Name: Faith in the Fight Religion and the American Soldier in the Great War
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ISBN: 9780691162188

ISBN-10: 0691162182

ISBN-13: 9780691162188

Edition: 2010

Authors: Jonathan H. Ebel

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Faith in the Fight tells a story of religion, soldiering, suffering, and death in the Great War. Recovering the thoughts and experiences of American troops, nurses, and aid workers through their letters, diaries, and memoirs, Jonathan Ebel describes how religion--primarily Christianity--encouraged these young men and women to fight and die, sustained them through war's chaos, and shaped their responses to the war's aftermath. The book reveals the surprising frequency with which Americans who fought viewed the war as a religious challenge that could lead to individual and national redemption. Believing in a "Christianity of the sword," these Americans responded to the war by reasserting…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 2/24/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.54" wide x 9.13" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.880