The spiritual-industrial complex : America's religious battle against communism in the early Cold War / Jonathan P. Herzog.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herzog, Jonathan P., 1981-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World politics--1945-1989.

World politics.

Cold War.

Communism and Christianity.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In his farewell address, Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the nation of the perils of the military-industrial complex. But as Jonathan Herzog shows in this insightful history, Eisenhower had spent his presidency contributing to another, lesser known, Cold War collaboration: the spiritual-industrial complex. This fascinating volume shows that American leaders in the early Cold War years considered the conflict to be profoundly religious; they saw Communism not only as godless but also as a sinister form of religion. Fighting faith with faith, they deliberately used religious beliefs and institutions

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART ONE: ROOTS; 1. A Colossus of Straw; 2. Enemy; PART TWO: MOBILIZATION; 3. Political Institutions; 4. Security Institutions; 5. Societal Institutions; PART THREE: CONSEQUENCES; 6. The Renewal, the Critics, and the Unraveling; 7. The Remains; Epilogue; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-983201-3

1-283-14791-2

9786613147912

0-19-983074-6

OCLC:

733323517