God’s Hiddenness in Combat: Toward Christian Reflection on Battle

The primary question of this book is: ’Where is God for the person in combat?’ This study draws from numerous interviews, memoirs, letters, and archival materials, and reflecting on the crucifixion of Christ to consider how God can be both present and absent from the world of war.

Preston Jones, Ph.D., teaches history at John Brown University in Arkansas. His most recent book is A Highly Favored Nation: The Bible and Canadian Meaning, 1860-1900. Cody Beckman is an independent researcher.