The Bible and the british and american armed forces in two world wars
The role of the Bible in Great Britain and the United States in the era of the two World Wars offers new insights into the nature and trajectory of religious change in contemporary British and American society, and not least the much-vaunted religious impact of the First World War. By focusing on th...
| Subtitles: | Special Fascicle: The Bible in America and Britain at War |
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| Contributors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
De Gruyter
2017
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| In: |
Journal of the bible and its reception
Year: 2017, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 247-286 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
World War
/ World War
/ Bible
/ Great Britain
/ USA
/ War
/ Army
/ Great Britain, Navy
/ USA, Navy
/ Secularization
/ Religion
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HA Bible KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NCD Political ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Army
B Navy B Great Britain B United States B Secularization B Bible B Religion B First World War B Second World War |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | The role of the Bible in Great Britain and the United States in the era of the two World Wars offers new insights into the nature and trajectory of religious change in contemporary British and American society, and not least the much-vaunted religious impact of the First World War. By focusing on the use and the significance of the Bible during these conflicts, and especially its role in and for the British and American armed forces, this article illustrates the uneven quality of inter-war secularization on both sides of the Atlantic. Although rarely considered as a measure of religious change in this period, it underlines the enduring cultural significance of the Bible for Britons and Americans alike, demonstrates the Bible’s burgeoning importance during the years of the Second World War, and indicates that this development helped prepare the ground for the religious revival of the post-war era, and most notably the transatlantic success of Billy Graham. |
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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-2017-0004 |