The Christian Warrior in the Twentieth Century
Author | : Jon Davies |
Publisher | : Edwin Mellen Press |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 1995 |
ISBN-10 | : 0773490345 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780773490345 |
Rating | : 4/5 (345 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Christian Warrior in the Twentieth Century written by Jon Davies and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study traces the long evolution of the male military-heroic tradition of the West and its reinvigoration by Christian theology and ecclesiology. It concludes with an analysis of the working out of this culture in debates about 'War Crimes', masculine concepts of 'Duty' and a war (The Gulf War) on Eurochristianity's frontier with Islam.