Pacifist to Padre : The World War II Memoir of Chaplain Roland B. Gittelsohn, December 1941-January 1946

Pacifist to Padre The World War II Memoir of Chaplain Roland B. Gittelsohn, December 1941-January 1946

"Pacifist to Padre deftly threads so many elements of the World War II chaplaincy into a compelling and thoughtful narrative. It offers a personal window into a complex institution. It provides insight into the world of an unusual American space that has been naturalized as normal: of governmen...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gittelsohn, Roland Bertram, 1910-1995, author (author), Bishop, Donald M., 1945- writer of introduction (writer of introduction)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Quantico, Virginia : Marine Corps University Press 2020.
Subjects:
Gittelsohn, Roland Bertram, > 1910-1995.
United States. > Marine Corps. > Marine Division, 5th > Biography.
United States. > Marine Corps > Chaplains > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Jewish.
Military morale > United States.
Marines > United States > Psychology.
Rabbis > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Chaplains > United States.
Electronic books.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009624652106719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / by Donald M. Bishop
  • Introduction: what not to expect
  • Pacifist no more
  • I don't believe it!
  • To be or not to be
  • Recipe for chaplains
  • What makes morale?
  • Your friend away from home
  • Your life-- in three minutes
  • Am I a man or a machine?
  • Where do we go from here?
  • This is it, boys!
  • Dear son
  • Religion in uniform
  • Atheists and foxholes
  • Doggone it, chaplain!
  • Brothers all?
  • Black sand-- red blood
  • Earth to earth
  • Postscript:: Now I believe it!
  • Appendices: Padre in hell, Leatherneck article
  • Brothers all? Reconstructionist article
  • Biographical sketch
  • Chronology.

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