Subversive Peacemakers Clive Barrett

The outbreak of the First World War saw an upsurge of patriotism. The Church generally saw the war as justified, and many clergy encouraged the men in their congregations to join the army. There was, however, already a strong strand of anti-war sentiment, opposed to the dominant theology of the Establishment. This was partly based on traditional Christian pacifism, but included other religious, social and political influences. Campaigners and conscientious objectors voiced a growing concern about the huge human cost of a conflict seemingly endlessly bogged down in the mud of the Flanders poppy fields. "Subversive Peacemakers" recounts the stories of a strong and increasingly organised opposition to war, from peace groups to poets, from preachers to politicians, from women to working men, all of whom struggled to secure peace in a militarised and fragmenting society. Clive Barrett demonstrates that the Church of England provided an unlikely setting for much of this war resistance. Barrett masterfully narrates the story of the peace movement, bringing together stories of war resistance until now lost, disregarded or undervalued. The people involved, as well as the dramatic events of the conflict themselves, are seen in a new light. Dr Clive Barrett is an Anglican priest, working with West Yorkshire Ecumenical Council to build relationships between churches of different traditions. He has edited volumes on ecumenism ("Unity in Process", 2012) and international peace heritage ("Museums for Peace: Transforming Cultures", 2012). A past Chair of the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship, he is Chair of the Peace Museum, Bradford, and a Visiting Fellow at the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Leeds. "Although the story of those courageous individuals who resisted the call to war in 1914 has been told before, this timely and original volume, based on extensive research and using original sources, sheds important new light on the subject. Focusing on the established church, the author convincingly shows that it overwhelmingly followed the government rather than the gospel. For those relatively few who remained faithful to their belief in nonviolence, it was a lonely stance, incurring hostility and ostracism." Dr Peter van den Dungen, Visiting Fellow, School of Peace Studies, University of Bradford. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Subversive Peacemakers (Clive Barrett)