Lutherans and the longest war : adrift on a sea of doubt about the Cold and Vietnam Wars, 1964-1975 / David E. Settje.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Settje, David E., 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and politics--Lutheran Church--History--20th century.

Christianity and politics.

Lutheran Church--Doctrines--History--20th century.

Lutheran Church.

Lutheran Church--History--20th century.

Lutheran Church--United States.

History.

Lutheran Church--Doctrines.

Christianity and politics--Lutheran Church.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 221 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2007]

Summary:

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

Contents:

Lutherans and the Cold and Vietnam Wars, 1964-1975 : an introduction

Tortured for Christ : Lutheran assessments of the global Communism, 1964-1975

Has the tiger changed its stripes? Lutheran debates about domestic communism

Lions loose in the world : pro-Vietnam War Lutherans

The mythology of prowling communists : Lutheran antiwar sentiments

Adrift on a sea of doubt : Lutheran debates about domestic Vietnam concerns

The Lutheran Cold and Vietnam Wars' legacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-204) and index.

ISBN:

0739115316

9780739115312

OCLC:

71146189