The Resource Sword of the spirit, shield of faith : religion in American war and diplomacy, Andrew Preston
Sword of the spirit, shield of faith : religion in American war and diplomacy, Andrew Preston
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- Summary
- "A richly detailed story of how religion has influenced American foreign relations, told through the stories of the men and women--from presidents to preachers--who have plotted the country's course in the world. Ever since John Winthrop argued that the Puritans' new home would be "a city upon a hill," Americans' role in the world has been shaped by their belief that God has something special in mind for them. But this is a story that historians have mostly ignored. Now, in the first authoritative work on the subject, Andrew Preston explores the major strains of religious fervor--liberal and conservative, pacifist and militant, internationalist and isolationist--that framed American thinking on international issues from the earliest colonial wars to the twenty-first century, and he arrives at some startling conclusions"--Publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xi, 815 pages
- Contents
-
- pt. 1: In the beginning. Defenders of the faith ; God is an excellent man of war ; Wars of permanent reformation
- pt. 2: The American revelation. The harmony of the world confounded ; Liberation theology
- pt. 3: Imperial destinies. Absolutist apostasies ; The benevolent empire, at home and abroad ; Manifest Destiny and its discontents
- pt. 4: America's mission. Abraham Lincoln and the first war of humanitarian intervention ; Missionaries and the imperialism of human rights ; An also chosen people ; Cuba, the Philippines, and the First Crusade
- pt. 5: Woodrow Wilson and the Second Crusade. The idealistic synthesis ; Onward Christian soldiers ; The Wilsonian creed
- pt. 6: Franklin Roosevelt and the Third Crusade. Princes of peace and prophets of realism ; The simple faith of Franklin Roosevelt ; The Holocaust and the moral meaning of the war ; Spiritual diplomacy ; The church unmilitant ; John Foster Dulles and the quest for a just and durable peace
- pt. 7: The Cold War and the Fourth Crusade. The faith of Harry Truman and the theology of George Kennan ; High priests of the Cold War : Eisenhower and the second coming of Dulles ; The great schism and the myth of consensus
- pt. 8: Reformation and counterreformation. The revolutionary church in a revolutionary age ; The valley of the shadow of death ; Get thee behind me, Satan ; A Judeo-Christian foreign policy ; Ronald the Lionheart
- Epilogue: The last crusade?
- Isbn
- 9781400043231
- Label
- Sword of the spirit, shield of faith : religion in American war and diplomacy
- Title
- Sword of the spirit, shield of faith
- Title remainder
- religion in American war and diplomacy
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrew Preston
- Title variation
- Religion in American war and diplomacy
- Subject
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- Religion and international relations -- United States -- History
- United States -- Foreign relations
- United States -- Foreign relations
- United States -- Foreign relations | Religious aspects
- International relations -- Religious aspects | History
- United States -- History, Military | Religious aspects
- United States -- Military history | Religious aspects
- United States -- Military policy | Religious aspects
- United States -- Foreign relations | Religious aspects
- Military policy -- United States -- Religious aspects
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A richly detailed story of how religion has influenced American foreign relations, told through the stories of the men and women--from presidents to preachers--who have plotted the country's course in the world. Ever since John Winthrop argued that the Puritans' new home would be "a city upon a hill," Americans' role in the world has been shaped by their belief that God has something special in mind for them. But this is a story that historians have mostly ignored. Now, in the first authoritative work on the subject, Andrew Preston explores the major strains of religious fervor--liberal and conservative, pacifist and militant, internationalist and isolationist--that framed American thinking on international issues from the earliest colonial wars to the twenty-first century, and he arrives at some startling conclusions"--Publisher description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1973-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Preston, Andrew
- Dewey number
- 322/.10973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E183.7
- LC item number
- .P74 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- Religion and international relations
- United States
- United States
- United States
- United States
- International relations
- Military policy
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Religion and international relations
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Sword of the spirit, shield of faith : religion in American war and diplomacy, Andrew Preston
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-777) and index
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- volume
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- Contents
- pt. 1: In the beginning. Defenders of the faith ; God is an excellent man of war ; Wars of permanent reformation -- pt. 2: The American revelation. The harmony of the world confounded ; Liberation theology -- pt. 3: Imperial destinies. Absolutist apostasies ; The benevolent empire, at home and abroad ; Manifest Destiny and its discontents -- pt. 4: America's mission. Abraham Lincoln and the first war of humanitarian intervention ; Missionaries and the imperialism of human rights ; An also chosen people ; Cuba, the Philippines, and the First Crusade -- pt. 5: Woodrow Wilson and the Second Crusade. The idealistic synthesis ; Onward Christian soldiers ; The Wilsonian creed -- pt. 6: Franklin Roosevelt and the Third Crusade. Princes of peace and prophets of realism ; The simple faith of Franklin Roosevelt ; The Holocaust and the moral meaning of the war ; Spiritual diplomacy ; The church unmilitant ; John Foster Dulles and the quest for a just and durable peace -- pt. 7: The Cold War and the Fourth Crusade. The faith of Harry Truman and the theology of George Kennan ; High priests of the Cold War : Eisenhower and the second coming of Dulles ; The great schism and the myth of consensus -- pt. 8: Reformation and counterreformation. The revolutionary church in a revolutionary age ; The valley of the shadow of death ; Get thee behind me, Satan ; A Judeo-Christian foreign policy ; Ronald the Lionheart -- Epilogue: The last crusade?
- Control code
- ocn745979751
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xi, 815 pages
- Isbn
- 9781400043231
- Lccn
- 2011035138
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781400043231
- (OCoLC)745979751
- Label
- Sword of the spirit, shield of faith : religion in American war and diplomacy, Andrew Preston
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-777) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. 1: In the beginning. Defenders of the faith ; God is an excellent man of war ; Wars of permanent reformation -- pt. 2: The American revelation. The harmony of the world confounded ; Liberation theology -- pt. 3: Imperial destinies. Absolutist apostasies ; The benevolent empire, at home and abroad ; Manifest Destiny and its discontents -- pt. 4: America's mission. Abraham Lincoln and the first war of humanitarian intervention ; Missionaries and the imperialism of human rights ; An also chosen people ; Cuba, the Philippines, and the First Crusade -- pt. 5: Woodrow Wilson and the Second Crusade. The idealistic synthesis ; Onward Christian soldiers ; The Wilsonian creed -- pt. 6: Franklin Roosevelt and the Third Crusade. Princes of peace and prophets of realism ; The simple faith of Franklin Roosevelt ; The Holocaust and the moral meaning of the war ; Spiritual diplomacy ; The church unmilitant ; John Foster Dulles and the quest for a just and durable peace -- pt. 7: The Cold War and the Fourth Crusade. The faith of Harry Truman and the theology of George Kennan ; High priests of the Cold War : Eisenhower and the second coming of Dulles ; The great schism and the myth of consensus -- pt. 8: Reformation and counterreformation. The revolutionary church in a revolutionary age ; The valley of the shadow of death ; Get thee behind me, Satan ; A Judeo-Christian foreign policy ; Ronald the Lionheart -- Epilogue: The last crusade?
- Control code
- ocn745979751
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xi, 815 pages
- Isbn
- 9781400043231
- Lccn
- 2011035138
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781400043231
- (OCoLC)745979751
Subject
- Religion and international relations -- United States -- History
- United States -- Foreign relations
- United States -- Foreign relations
- United States -- Foreign relations | Religious aspects
- International relations -- Religious aspects | History
- United States -- History, Military | Religious aspects
- United States -- Military history | Religious aspects
- United States -- Military policy | Religious aspects
- United States -- Foreign relations | Religious aspects
- Military policy -- United States -- Religious aspects
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