Pacifist to Padre: The World War II Memoir of Chaplain Roland B. Gittelsohn, December 1941-January 1946

'Pacifist to Padre deftly threads so many elements of the World War II chaplaincy into a compelling and thoughtful narrative. It offers a personal window into a complex institution. It provides insight into the world of an unusual American space that has been naturalized as normal: of government-spo...

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Autor principal:	Bishop, Donald M.
Formato:	Libro
Publicado:	Marine Corps University Press 2021
Materias:	Military morale > United States World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Jewish Marines > United States > Psychology World War, 1939-1945 > Chaplains > United States Rabbis > United States > Biography Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 > Personal narratives World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives
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Sumario:	'Pacifist to Padre deftly threads so many elements of the World War II chaplaincy into a compelling and thoughtful narrative. It offers a personal window into a complex institution. It provides insight into the world of an unusual American space that has been naturalized as normal: of government-sponsored and managed religion. And it brings that world into focus from the vantage point of a man who never would have predicted pinning the Jewish chaplain's tablet insignia to his collar, a Jewish pacifist turned military padre'--