Faith, Family and Remembrance: Relational Religion and the First World War Correspondence Of Tom Curr and Christian Simpson

The First World War correspondence of Edinburgh artist (and prominent Scottish Baptist), Tom Curr and his fiancé Christian (Chrissie) Simpson is the subject of this article. The couple wrote to each other almost every day during Curr's military service and their letters provide evidence of how...

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Main Author: Brewer, Sandy E. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: University of Wales Press [2018]
In: The journal of religious history, literature and culture
Year: 2018, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 124-144
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