Religion and the War

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yale University. Divinity School

Contributor:

Sneath, E. Hershey (Elias Hershey), 1857-1935.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Religion and the War" by members of the Faculty of the School of Religion, Yale University, is a collective work produced around the late 19th century to early 20th century, specifically focused on the moral and spiritual implications of war during World War I. This book presents a series of essays edited by E. Hershey Sneath, aiming to explore the intersection of religion, ethics, and the war. The authors discuss the challenging questions regarding the role of Christianity in addressing the chaotic socio-political landscape of the time, with an eye toward moral righteousness and social justice. The opening of "Religion and the War" lays the groundwork for understanding the complex relationship between religious faith and wartime ethics. It critiques the perceived apathy of spiritual leaders during a time of global crisis, questioning why more was not done by religious institutions to prevent the war. The text examines various moral and philosophical frameworks, asserting that spirituality must contend with the harsh realities of conflict and human nature. Through its compelling rhetoric, the introduction sets up a discourse on the role of faith in the pursuit of justice and the urgent need for a worldwide moral awakening in the face of warfare, ultimately exploring the hope that religion can provide in dark times. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Moral and spiritual forces in the war, by C. R. Brown

God and history, by D. C. Macintosh

The Christian hope in times of war, by F. C. Porter

Non-resistance: Christian or pagan? By B. W. Bacon

The ministry and the war, by H. H. Tweedy

The effect of the war upon religious education, by L. A. Weigle

Foreign missions and the war, today and tomorrow, by H. P. Beach

The war and social work, by W. B. Bailey

The war and church unity, by W. Walker

The religious basis of world re-organization, by E. H. Sneath.

Credits:

Produced by Chris Pinfield, Dave Kline and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 54.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Release date is 2011-07-17