Moral Injury and a First World War Chaplain: The Life of G. A. Studdert Kennedy

Dayne Edward Nix

doi:10.5771/9781666908664

Summary

Chaplain G.A. Studdert Kennedy has been described as the most popular British chaplain of the First World War. Widely known as "Woodbine Willie" for the cigarettes he distributed to the troops, his wartime poetry and prose communicated the challenges, hardships and hopes of the soldiers he served. As a chaplain, he was subject to the same hardships as his soldiers. This book analyses his experiences through the contemporary understanding of psychological, moral and spiritual impact of war on its survivors and suggests that the chaplain suffered from Combat Stress, Moral Injury, and Spiritual Injury. Through the analysis of his wartime and postwar publications, the author illustrates the continuing impact of war on the life of a veteran of the Great War.

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Edition: 1/2022
Copyright Year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-0865-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-0866-4
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 226
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
Ch01. Who Was the Rev. G. A. Studdert Kennedy? No access Pages 7 - 18
Ch02. Chaplains, the Military, and the Invisible Wounds of War No access Pages 19 - 38
Ch03. The Stresses of War No access Pages 39 - 50
Ch04. Spiritual Injury No access Pages 51 - 64
Ch05. “A Perpetual Torture Chamber” No access Pages 65 - 80
Ch06. “Fed Up!” No access Pages 81 - 104
Ch07. Purification No access Pages 105 - 122
Ch08. Recovery and Post-Traumatic Growth No access Pages 123 - 156
Ch09. A Survey of G. A. Studdert Kennedy’sWorks, 1917–1929 No access Pages 157 - 204
Bibliography No access Pages 205 - 212
Index No access Pages 213 - 224
About the Author No access Pages 225 - 226