Bishops, baby-killers and broken teeth: Psalm 58 and the air war
Do the imprecatory psalms authorize reprisal attacks against civilian targets? This question was at the heart of a controversy that arose in Britain during July 1917, which brought together the unlikely combination of the German bombing campaign and the Church of England’s process of liturgical refo...
| Published in: | Journal of the bible and its reception |
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| Subtitles: | Special Fascicle: The Bible in America and Britain at War |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2017
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| In: |
Journal of the bible and its reception
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Psalmen 58
/ Curse
/ War
/ World War
/ Air warfare
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HB Old Testament KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible
B Imprecatory Psalms B World War I B Church of England |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | Do the imprecatory psalms authorize reprisal attacks against civilian targets? This question was at the heart of a controversy that arose in Britain during July 1917, which brought together the unlikely combination of the German bombing campaign and the Church of England’s process of liturgical reform. When a meeting of the Canterbury Convocation approved the removal of Psalm 58 and several other imprecatory psalms, there was an immediate stir in the Press. This public debate about Convocation’s decision offers a valuable window through which we can discern the ongoing vitality of British biblical culture during the First World War. |
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| ISSN: | 2329-4434 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of the bible and its reception
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/jbr-2017-0008 |