Description: A study of the clergymen contributors to the 1917 book, The Church in the Furnace, exploring their approach to ministry before the war; how the war did or did not change them; what they said during the war about how the Church and society needed to change; and how they lived out their lives and ministries after the war.
Review Quotes: "Timothy Larsen, who teaches at Wheaton College in Illinois, provides here a fascinating group biography of 17 Anglican chaplains.... Larsen's research is immaculate." -- The Tablet
"Book of the Year for 2025" -- John Wilson, First Things"This is an insightful and reliable introduction to an important historical group." -- Theology"Larsen uses the essays in The Church in the Furnace and combines them with very well-researched, primary-source based biographical information ... Readers coming fresh to the topic will find The Fires of Moloch a comprehensive examination of the role of the Anglican chaplains in the First World War and their influence on the religious and social life of the post-war years. Those who have followed the development of this aspect of chaplaincy history over the last few years will be delighted to find additional biographical facts and closely argued analysis, which constitute an important addition to the subject." -- Linda Parker, First World War Studies