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Religion and American Foreign Policy, 1945–1960: The Soul of Containment

William Inboden 2008 ;ISBN: 0521156300 ;ISBN: 9780521513470 ;ISBN: 0521513472 ;ISBN: 9780521156301 ;EISBN: 0511499175 ;EISBN: 9780511499173 ;EISBN: 9780511422669 ;EISBN: 0511422660 ;EISBN: 110718990X ;EISBN: 9781107189904 ;DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511499173 ;OCLC: 476178182

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  • Title:
    Religion and American Foreign Policy, 1945–1960: The Soul of Containment
  • Author: Inboden, William
  • Subjects: 1884-1972 ; 20th century ; Christianity ; Christianity and politics ; Church and state ; Civil religion ; Cold War ; Eisenhower, Dwight D ; Foreign policy ; Foreign relations ; Heads of state ; Political and social views ; Political history ; Post-war history ; Religion and politics ; Religious beliefs ; Truman, Harry S ; U.S.A
  • Description: The Cold War was in many ways a religious war. Presidents Truman and Eisenhower and other American leaders believed that human rights and freedom were endowed by God, that God had called the United States to defend liberty, and that Soviet communism was evil because of its atheism and enmity to religion. Along with security and economic concerns, these religious convictions helped determine both how the United States defined the enemy and how it fought the conflict. Meanwhile, American Protestant churches failed to seize the moment. Internal differences over theology and politics, and resistance to cooperation with Catholics and Jews, hindered Protestant leaders domestically and internationally. Frustrated by these internecine disputes, Truman and Eisenhower attempted to construct a new civil religion to mobilize domestic support for Cold War measures, determine the strategic boundaries of containment, unite all religious faiths against communism, and to undermine the authority of communist governments abroad.
  • Publisher: New York: Cambridge University Press
  • Creation Date: 2008
  • Format: 370
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 0521156300
    ISBN: 9780521513470
    ISBN: 0521513472
    ISBN: 9780521156301
    EISBN: 0511499175
    EISBN: 9780511499173
    EISBN: 9780511422669
    EISBN: 0511422660
    EISBN: 110718990X
    EISBN: 9781107189904
    DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511499173
    OCLC: 476178182
  • Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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