War and Faith : short biographies from the Second World War by Don Stephens EP Books, 2016
141 pages £6.99 ISBN 978 1 783 971 503
In this sequel to his book ‘War and Grace’, Don Stephens tells the stories of eight people of varied nationalities who, in one way or another, went through World War II. The people came from South Africa, the USA, England, Scotland, Holland, Germany and Poland.
The second World War was the most destructive in human history (where figures of fatalities and casualties are known) with more that 40 million deaths, maybe more – but who knows for certain ?
Don Stephens tells the unique stories of the experiences of different people before, during and after the war all of whom were believers or came to faith – 4 pilots, a missionary, a German POW in England, a Dutch pastor and a Polish orthodox Jew.
Human interest stories will always have an appeal, an appeal which is all the stronger with war as background.
These stories show that faith is able, at times, to rise above circumstances; at other times circumstances can lead to a living faith.