Spiritual weapons : the Cold War and the forging of an American national religion / T. Jeremy Gunn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gunn, T. Jeremy (Thomas Jeremy)

Series:

Religion, politics, and public life.

Religion, politics, and public life, 1934-290X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and politics--United States--History--20th century.

Religion and politics.

United States--Religion.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While some may argue that religion has & continues to influence U.S. foreign policy, others would argue that foreign policy has significantly influenced an American National Religion after 1947. Here, Gunn shows that in the wake of World War II, Americans quickly returned to their traditional peacetime suspicion of the military & engaged in disputes over capitalism. When Churchill delivered his Iron Curtain speech in 1946, the American press & American politicians panned it. Only one year later, the United States began to identify itself in reaction to the Soviet Union & its growing power and

Contents:

Foundations

An American national religion

Deploying America's "spiritual weapons" abroad.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p.[279]-285 and index.

ISBN:

9798216017578

9786612415975

9781282415973

1282415972

9780313043260

0313043264

OCLC:

428739241