Through the lens of American Lutheranism, this book offers a unique examination into the intersection of religion, war, foreign policy, church politics, and nationalism during the contentious 1960s and 1970s. It contributes a two-pronged investigation of American history during the Vietnam War era. First, it outlines how this diverse group of Christians understood foreign policy and the churches' relationship to it. Lutherans offer a broad spectrum of religious, political, and diplomatic points of view because they never have represented a homogenous or unified group in U.S. history. Second,...
Through the lens of American Lutheranism, this book offers a unique examination into the intersection of religion, war, foreign policy, church politic...
Clarence E., JR. Wunderlin David E. Settje Julie L. Lautenschlager
Robert A. Taft, prominent political leader and vocal critic of the expanding powers of the federal government and of the enlargement of America's international commitments, played a significant role in the development of Republican party politics.
This second volume of The Papers of Robert A. Taft documents the Ohioan's first term in the United States Senate and marks his entrance onto the national political and policy-making stage.
Robert A. Taft, prominent political leader and vocal critic of the expanding powers of the federal government and of the enlargement of America's i...
With its unique theology yet simultaneous representation of the 'silent majority, ' American Lutheranism provides a compelling case study for U.S. citizens and their attitudes toward war, faith, foreign policy, religious institutions, and communism from 1964 to 1975. This book demonstrates how Lutherans maintained a hostility toward communism, the Soviet Union, and the People's Republic of China while debating the threat of communist infiltrations into the United States and the Vietnam War, all in the context of their denominations, periodicals, and congregations
With its unique theology yet simultaneous representation of the 'silent majority, ' American Lutheranism provides a compelling case study for U.S. cit...
Throughout American history, Christianity has shaped public opinion, guided leaders in their decision making, and stood at the center of countless issues. To gain complete knowledge of an era, historians must investigate the religious context of what transpired, why it happened, and how. Yet too little is known about American Christianity's foreign policy opinions during the Cold and Vietnam Wars. To gain a deeper understanding of this period (1964-75), David E. Settje explores the diversity of American Christian responses to the Cold and Vietnam Wars to determine how Americans engaged in...
Throughout American history, Christianity has shaped public opinion, guided leaders in their decision making, and stood at the center of countless ...
