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Sword of the spirit, shield of faith : religion in American war and diplomacy, Andrew Preston

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"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
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eng
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1st ed.
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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?
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9781400043231
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Sword of the spirit, shield of faith : religion in American war and diplomacy
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Sword of the spirit, shield of faith
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religion in American war and diplomacy
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Andrew Preston
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Religion in American war and diplomacy
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Author
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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
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1973-
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Preston, Andrew
Dewey number
322/.10973
Index
index present
LC call number
E183.7
LC item number
.P74 2012
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non fiction
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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
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Sword of the spirit, shield of faith : religion in American war and diplomacy, Andrew Preston
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-777) and index
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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?
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ocn745979751
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xi, 815 pages
Isbn
9781400043231
Lccn
2011035138
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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n
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  • (Sirsi) i9781400043231
  • (OCoLC)745979751
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Sword of the spirit, shield of faith : religion in American war and diplomacy, Andrew Preston
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 617-777) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
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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

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