The sword of the Lord : military chaplains from the first to the twenty-first century /
edited by Doris L. Bergen.
- Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, �2004.
- xiv, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Critical problems in history .
- Critical problems in history. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-286) and index.
Emperors, priests, and bishops : military chaplains in the Roman Empire / Liturgy of war from antiquity to the crusades / Medieval military chaplain and his duties / Did the nature of the enemy make a difference? : chaplains in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1642-49 / Faith, morale, and the Army chaplain in the American Civil War / In the service of two kings : Protestant Prussian military chaplains, 1713-1918 / "Where's the padre?" : Canadian memory and the Great War chaplains / German military chaplains in the Second World War and the dilemmas of legitimacy / "We will be" : experiences of an American Jewish chaplain in the Second World War / Clergy in the military-- Vietnam and after : one chaplain's reflections / From morale builders to moral advocates : U.S. Army chaplains in the second half of the twentieth century / In place of an afterword : my argument with Fr. William Corby, C.S.C. / Ralph W. Mathisen -- Michael McCormick -- David S. Bachrach -- Anne Lawrence -- Gardiner H. Shattuck, Jr. -- Hartmut Lehmann -- Duff Crerar -- Doris L. Bergen -- Max B. Wall -- Joseph F. O'Donnell -- Anne C. Loveland -- Michael J. Baxter.
The Sword of the Lord is the first book to examine military chaplains and the development of the military chaplaincy across history and geography -- from the first to the twenty-first century, from Europe to North America. The scope of this work reveals the astonishing fact that the military chaplaincy has existed in a recognizable form for more than 1,600 years. Contributors analyze specific historical moments in the development of the chaplaincy, beginning in antiquity and progressing through the Crusades, the English Civil War, the American Civil War, both World Wars, and the Vietnam War. In addition to contributions by historians, this book includes vivid accounts by two former chaplains -- an American rabbi who served in World War II and an American Catholic priest who served in Vietnam. - Publisher.