Bringing God to Men American Military Chaplains and the Vietnam War / Jacqueline E. Whitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitt, Jacqueline E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change--United States--History--20th century.

Social change.

Social conflict--United States--History--20th century.

Social conflict.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Social aspects--United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Reconciliation--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Reconciliation.

Military chaplains--Vietnam--Attitudes--History--20th century.

Military chaplains.

Military chaplains--United States--Attitudes--History--20th century.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Religious aspects.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Chaplains.

United States--Armed Forces--Chaplains--History--20th century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2014

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"During the latter half of the twentieth century, the American military chaplaincy underwent a profound transformation. A broad-based and ecumenical institution in the post-World War II era, the chaplaincy emerged from the Vietnam War as generally conservative and evangelical. In both eras--before and after the conflict in Vietnam--the political, martial, and religious views of the chaplaincy mirrored those of mainstream religious and military culture. During the Vietnam War, though, the chaplaincy underwent an exceptional divergence from this conformation to the mainstream. Because of their dual allegiances to their denominations and to the military, chaplains found themselves thrown into the middle of the heated contention surrounding the conflict. Drawing from previously unpublished memories, periodicals, official histories, and oral interviews, Jacqueline Whitt charts the role of the chaplaincy in mediating conflicts between their often anti-war faiths and the military. In this benchmark study, Whitt shows how Vietnam War-era chaplains served as vital links between diverse communities, sometimes working to reconcile--both personally and publicly--conflicting worldviews, while creating religious contexts unique to combat based on shared experience rather than traditional theologies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Consensus and Civil Religion

Duty and Relationships

Conflict and Identity

Liturgy and Interpretation

Discourse and Debate

Reflection and Reconciliation

Dissent and Mission.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-88-908452-7-6

979-88-908452-8-3

1-4696-1452-9

OCLC:

868580255