{"product_id":"conchie-9780745968544","title":"Conchie","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat my father didn't do in the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a searingly honest account of a son’s efforts to comprehend his father’s decision to be a conscientious objector rather than fight in the Second World War. He offers reasons not excuses,gives insights not alibis, details his own youthful embarrassment rather than pride,and shows deep respect for the courage of resolute conviction rather than exhibiting unconditional love. Because of that candour,readers will be left with greater understanding of “a different kind of courage” - and they might join me in having  strengthened confidence in a rational system which wages war to defeat evil and,in doing that,protects the right of individuals to believe that it is wrong to fight and  kill. The test of civilisation is,after all,not in the treatment of consenting majorities but in the toleration shown to non-conforming minorities -- Lord Neil Kinnock \u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating insight into 1930s Welsh chapel culture, which formed the background to a decision to register as a conscientious objector in World War 2. It recreates another - and often neglected world - on the page as one reads.' -- Martyn Whittock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFamily Tree 8\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: War Child 9\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Conchie 12\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: A Good Year for Diaries 25\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Strong Mothers 34\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Hovel Fit for a King 44\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: I Was in School with Him 57\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: John the Baptist 71\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: 1936 and the Rise of Nationalism 85\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: 1938, a Year of Preparation 97\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Sunday 1 September 1939 110\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: 1939, Cardiff 9050 117\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: 1940, Air Raid Warden 129\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: An Appointment in London 143\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: Let Me Now Be God’s Soldier 159\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: 1943, a Badly Chewed Suit 171\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16: 1944, a Love Letter to Piety 186\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17: Today I Had a Long Discussion with a Young Lady About\u003cbr\u003ePacifism and Christianity 196\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18: 1944, a Deep-Rooted Problem 205\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19: Not Fit for Human Occupation 212\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20: A Strange Courage 223\u003cbr\u003eNotes 233\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SPCK Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736498549079,"sku":"9780745968544","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745968544.jpg?v=1723810682","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conchie-9780745968544","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}