Moral Injury and a First World War Chaplain

Dayne Edward Nix

doi:10.5771/9781666908664

Moral Injury and a First World War Chaplain

The Life of G. A. Studdert Kennedy

1. Edition 2022

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doi.org/10.5771/9781666908664
ISBN print: 978-1-6669-0865-7
ISBN online: 978-1-6669-0866-4
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Abstract

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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Chaplain First World War Combat Stress Moral Injury PTSD Spiritual Injury

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Preface
- Contents
1–6 Introduction 1–6
7–18 Ch01. Who Was the Rev. G. A. Studdert Kennedy? 7–18
19–38 Ch02. Chaplains, the Military, and the Invisible Wounds of War 19–38
39–50 Ch03. The Stresses of War 39–50
51–64 Ch04. Spiritual Injury 51–64
65–80 Ch05. “A Perpetual Torture Chamber” 65–80
81–104 Ch06. “Fed Up!” 81–104
105–122 Ch07. Purification 105–122
123–156 Ch08. Recovery and Post-Traumatic Growth 123–156
157–204 Ch09. A Survey of G. A. Studdert Kennedy’sWorks, 1917–1929 157–204
205–212 Bibliography 205–212
213–224 Index 213–224
225–226 About the Author 225–226

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