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Bishops, Baby-Killers and Broken Teeth: Psalm 58 and the Air War

Mein, Andrew

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Andrew Mein



Abstract

Do the imprecatory psalms authorize reprisal attacks against civilian targets? This question was at the heart of a controversy that arose in Britain during July 1917, which brought together the unlikely combination of the German bombing campaign and the Church of England’s process of liturgical reform. When a meeting of the Canterbury Convocation approved the removal of Psalm 58 and several other imprecatory psalms, there was an immediate stir in the Press. This public debate about Convocation’s decision offers a valuable window through which we can discern the ongoing vitality of British biblical culture during the First World War.

Citation

Mein, A. (2018). Bishops, Baby-Killers and Broken Teeth: Psalm 58 and the Air War. Journal of the Bible and its Reception, 4(2), 207-223. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbr-2017-0008

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Jan 5, 2018
Publication Date Jan 5, 2018
Deposit Date Dec 1, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Journal of the Bible and its reception.
Print ISSN 2329-440X
Electronic ISSN 2329-4434
Publisher De Gruyter
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 4
Issue 2
Pages 207-223
DOI https://doi.org/10.1515/jbr-2017-0008

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