The <i>Maternité Anglaise</i>: A Lasting Legacy of the Friends’ War Victims’ Relief Committee to the People of France during the First World War (1914–1918)
After the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914, the British government’s call to arms caused a moral and religious dilemma for members of the Religious Society of Friends (Friends or Quakers), whose fundamental principle was (and is) the rejection of war and violence. Many Friends sought means of recon...
Main Author: | Linda Palfreeman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/4/265 |
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