American crusade : Christianity, warfare, and national identity, 1860-1920 / Benjamin J. Wetzel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wetzel, Benjamin James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Religious aspects--Christianity--History.

War.

Spanish-American War, 1898--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Spanish-American War, 1898.

World War, 1914-1918--Religious aspects--Christianity.

World War, 1914-1918.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Religious aspects--Christianity.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white) ;

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"American Crusade analyzes the attitudes of Christian communities in the United States toward the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and World War I"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Christianity, Warfare, and National Identity, 1860-1920

"The God of Justice Is the God of Battles" : Northern White Protestants and the Civil War

"Heavy Is the Guilt That Hangs upon the Neck of This Nation" : The African-Methodist Episcopal Church and the Civil War

"A War of Mercy" : White Mainline Protestants and the Spanish-American War

"I Look upon This War as an Impudent Crime" : Roman Catholicism, Americanization, and the Spanish-American War

"A Louder Call for War" : The Protestant Mainline and the Twentieth-Century Crusade

" There Will Be a Day of Reckoning for Our Country" : Missouri Synod Lutherans Face World War I

Conclusion : The Mere Echo of the Warring Masses.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501763946

1501763946

OCLC:

1292531250