ABSTRACT
One consequence of the significant place of the Christian Churches in Edwardian society was that some of the most prominent British voices during the Great War were those of clergy and ministers. Clearly in the account of Studdert Kennedy's change of voice, set alongside the narratives of Montague and Sheppard, there are three quite different responses to the paradox that George Bell had enunciated in 1915. For Montague there was an almost immediate recognition that war and the teaching of Christ were incompatible and there was no point trying to argue otherwise. For Studdert Kennedy, the transition from vociferous collusion with Britain's war aims to post-war condemnation had its origins in his front-line experiences but could only be completed once peace had come. For Sheppard, there would elapse almost eight years after the Armistice before he would publicly declare for the cause of pacifism.
