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Cold War Christians and the Spectre of Nuclear Deterrence, 1945-1959 / by J. Gorry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gorry, J., Author.
- Series:
- Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000, 2946-336X
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion--History.
- Religion.
- History, Modern.
- World history.
- Social history.
- World politics.
- Philosophy--History.
- Philosophy.
- History of Religion.
- Modern History.
- World History, Global and Transnational History.
- Social History.
- Political History.
- History of Philosophy.
- Local Subjects:
- History of Religion.
- Modern History.
- World History, Global and Transnational History.
- Social History.
- Political History.
- History of Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (227 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2013.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Offering a new interpretation of early Cold War history, this book demonstrates how Christian agency played a pivotal role in the creating of space for the logic of nuclear deterrence and nuclear war, showing a balanced examination of Christians as enablers but, more provocatively, as resisters of nuclear prohibitions.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Part I: Vision and Order; 2 Presumptions against War; 3 Prophecy and Diplomacy at a New Frontier; Part II: Faith and Fear; 4 Christians in the Atomic Age; 5 The Churches and the Thermonuclear Revolution; Part III: Power and Justice; 6 The Moral Aspects of Deterrence; 7 Strategies for Survival; 8 Redacting Just War; 9 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349462650
- 1349462659
- 9781137334244
- 113733424X
- OCLC:
- 882250511
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