Through with Kings and Armies: The Marriage of George and Jean Edwards - Softcover

Lee, Rhonda Mawhood

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1610972708 ISBN 13: 9781610972703

Publisher: Cascade Books, 2012

Synopsis

In an era of seemingly endless war, and similarly endless debates about the nature of marriage, Through with Kings and Armies offers a fresh look at what both war and marriage might mean for Christians. This is a love story: the tale of a sixty-three-year marriage grounded in the love of Jesus Christ and shaped by the conviction that his disciples must witness publicly to their faith in him. As a Presbyterian ministerial student in 1941, George Edwards renounced a draft deferment to register as a conscientious objector, serving at home and abroad for five years. Jean, his childhood friend, turned against war when the Battle of the Bulge left her a widow at twenty-three. After George and Jean fell in love overnight at the end of the war, their pacifist beliefs became the foundation for their life together. A pastor and biblical scholar yoked to a Christian educator, their gifts complemented each other as they organized communities of witnesses against war and racial violence, while raising three children and remaining active in the church that rarely supported their witness.

About this title

About the Author

Rhonda Mawhood Lee is a priest, independent scholar, and spiritual director. She currently serves as associate rector of St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Durham, North Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1610972708
• ISBN 13: 9781610972703
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188