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 governmen...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Quantico, Virginia :
Marine Corps University Press,
2020.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Summary: | "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"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781737040484 |
| Access: | Open Access |