American Evangelicals and the U.S. military, 1942-1993 / Anne C. Loveland
- Bib ID:
- 1390183
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Loveland, Anne C., 1938-
- Description:
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- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c1996
- xiv, 356 pages ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 080712091X (alkaline paper)
- Summary:
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In this groundbreaking study, Anne C. Loveland traces the fifty-year history of conservative Christians' spiritual offensive within the U.S. military. She shows how evangelicals won thousands of converts to their faith, becoming a highly visible and well-respected presence in the armed forces and exerting a decisive influence on a number of service programs. Loveland also addresses the political context in which the mission to the military evolved. She discusses conservative Christians' effort to secure a policy-making role in national affairs, detailing their position on such issues as universal military service; the Korean, Vietnam, and Cold Wars; selective service; national security; and the nuclear arms race. Both a case study of contemporary evangelicalism and an in-depth examination of evangelicals in the military, Loveland's work fills a major gap in our understanding of the religious and military history of the second half of the twentieth century.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Focusing on the Armed Forces
- 2. Missionaries to the Military
- 3. Securing a Beachhead in the Federal Government
- 4. William K. Harrison, "The Bible-Reading General"
- 5. John C. Broger, Christian Cold Warrior
- 6. Disciple-Making in the Armed Forces
- 7. Engaging the Military Leadership
- 8. Harold K. Johnson, a Christian Commander
- 9. Debating the Vietnam War
- 10. Fighting the "Other War" in Vietnam
- 11. Supporting the American Forces in Vietnam
- 12. The Spiritual Offensive in the Early 1970s
- 13. Ralph E. Haines, "A Private in God's Army"
- 14. Pentecostal Religion in the Armed Forces
- 15. The New Christian Right
- 16. Debating National Security Policy
- 17. Military Experts of the New Christian Right
- 18. Addressing Nuclear Issues
- 19. John A. Wickham, "A Soldier Who Cares About Families"
- 20. Maintaining the Sectarian Ideal
- 21. The Confrontation over Homosexuals in the Military.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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