Flanders and Helmand: chaplaincy, faith and religious change in the British Army, 1914-2014

The year 2014 marked the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War and the end of eight years of major British combat operations in Afghanistan. Against the background of profound religious changes in British society over the course of the intervening century, this article examines the contin...

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Published in:Journal of beliefs and values
Subtitles:Special Issue in Honour of the Founding Editor of the "Journal of Beliefs and Values", Rev'd Dr W. S. Campbell
Authors: Snape, Michael 1968- (Author) ; Henshaw, Victoria 1971-2014 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2017]
In: Journal of beliefs and values
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Great Britain, Army / Faith / Religious change / History 1914-2014
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
NCB Personal ethics
Further subjects:B British Army
B Flanders
B International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
B Helmand
B Religion
B First World War
B Chaplains
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Summary:The year 2014 marked the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War and the end of eight years of major British combat operations in Afghanistan. Against the background of profound religious changes in British society over the course of the intervening century, this article examines the continuities and discontinuities between British army chaplaincy on the Western Front from 1914 to 1918 and in southern Afghanistan from 2006 to 2014, and explores the religious beliefs and practices of British soldiers caught up in the deadly and protracted struggles on the Western Front and in Helmand Province. While acknowledging major differences in the operational contexts involved and seismic shifts in British religious life over the course of the twentieth century, besides important divergences this article identifies striking degrees of continuity between the ministry of army chaplains and the religious attitude and behaviour of soldiers themselves.
ISSN:1469-9362
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2017.1309509