Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy (‘Woodbine Willie’): The Crucified God

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

2017

Publisher

Liverpool University Press

Source Publication

Modern Believing

Source ISSN

1353-1425

Abstract

Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy (‘Woodbine Willie’) was an Anglican priest and British Army chaplain who served heroically at the front during the First World War. His poems and theological reflections were inspired by times of crisis and troubling questions he faced in the war. He came to see war as an unmitigated evil. He was a Christian advocate for peace, forgiveness and social justice. His theology focuses on reconciling belief in God with the prevalence of evil (especially war). He finds the suffering love of God revealed in Jesus, the crucified God who shares our pains and trials with us.

Comments

Modern Believing, Vol. 58, No. 3 (2015): 217-242. DOI.

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