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New PDF release: Fight the Good Fight: Vocies of Faith from the First World

By John Broom

ISBN-10: 1473854156

ISBN-13: 9781473854154

Whilst a poisonous mix of nationalism and militarism tore Europe and the broader international except 1914 to 1919, there has been one issue that united thousands of individuals throughout all international locations: that of a Christian religion. humans interpreted this religion in lots of other ways. squaddies marched off to conflict with ringing endorsements from bishops that they have been battling a Godly campaign, others preached in church buildings and tribunal hearings that battle was once essentially opposed to the lessons of Christ. even if Church of britain or Nonconformist, Catholic or Presbyterian, German Lutheran or the yankee Church of Christ in Christian Union, women and men around the globe conceptualised their warfare throughout the prism in their trust in a Christian God. This publication brings jointly twenty-three person and relations case stories, a few of famous personalities, others whose tale has turn into ignored in the course of the a long time. even if divided by way of state, social category, political outlook and denomination, they have been united of their wish to struggle the nice Fight.

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