Commemorating War and Praying for Peace: A Christian Reflection on the Armed Forces
The Centenary of the âwar to end all warsâ has brought to prominence both the pain and the pride of the armed forces. But it also raises some perennial questions about such forces, the place of Christians within them, and the Christian response to commemorating the events of war. This booklet sets out to outline the place and role of armed forces and the âJust Warâ theory, to look at some of the pressures under which personnel of the modern Western worldâs militaries serve as well as some of the moral issues surrounding the existence and the use of these same forces.Â
It spends some time discussing the place of Christians in the military and the role of chaplains as Godâs servants and witnesses within it. Finally it makes some observations and suggestions about commemoration ceremonies, both of wars in general and individual battles in particular.
64 pages.
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The Centenary of the âwar to end all warsâ has brought to prominence both the pain and the pride of the armed forces. But it also raises some perennial questions about such forces, the place of Christians within them, and the Christian response to commemorating the events of war. This booklet sets out to outline the place and role of armed forces and the âJust Warâ theory, to look at some of the pressures under which personnel of the modern Western worldâs militaries serve as well as some of the moral issues surrounding the existence and the use of these same forces.Â
It spends some time discussing the place of Christians in the military and the role of chaplains as Godâs servants and witnesses within it. Finally it makes some observations and suggestions about commemoration ceremonies, both of wars in general and individual battles in particular.
64 pages.
