ABSTRACT

This book is an international comparative study of the British, German and French military chaplains during the First World War. It describes their role, position and daily work within the army and how the often conflicting expectations of the church, the state, the military and the soldiers effected these. This study seeks to explain similarities and differences between the chaplaincies by looking at how the pre-war relations between church, state and society influenced the work of these army chaplains.

chapter 2|24 pages

Church, state and nation in 1914

chapter 3|33 pages

Religious justification of war

chapter 4|13 pages

The chaplaincies in 1914

chapter 5|35 pages

Welcome to the war

The mobilisation of the chaplains

chapter 6|33 pages

The chaplain within the ranks

chapter 7|60 pages

Chaplains on the battlefield

chapter 8|19 pages

Hopes and disappointments

Reflections on the war effort

chapter |11 pages

Conclusion