Worldview of Redemptive Violence in the Us

Informationen zum Autor Wayne Lavender is a UMC pastor dedicated to creating a world of peace with justice for all people. He pastored churches in Connecticut, taught for 18 months in Iraq and serves as the Executive Director of the Foundation 4 Orphans and Habitat for Humanity, South Hampton Roads. Klappentext Through US military history! Lavender directly confronts the dominant US viewpoint of redemptive violence! the concept that a nation can use its military to improve the human condition. Alternatives are presented in order to encourage the current recessive worldview that supports conflict resolution! cooperation! collaboration and peaceful efforts. Zusammenfassung Through US military history! Lavender directly confronts the dominant US viewpoint of redemptive violence! the concept that a nation can use its military to improve the human condition. Alternatives are presented in order to encourage the current recessive worldview that supports conflict resolution! cooperation! collaboration and peaceful efforts. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Was Ist Eine Weltanschauung, aka What is a Worldview? 2. The Worldview Discovered in Marble, Granite, Bronze, Steel and Concrete 3. The Comingling of US History with US Military History 4. The Stars and Stripes in Church: Confusion over Sacred and Profane 5. Post-Constantinian Christianity in the United States 6. George Washington and the Apple Tree: Legends and Myths in the US 7. Seeing the Water Wherein We Reside And Understanding Its Consequences 8. The US Can (and must) Change Its Worldview

List of contents

1. Was Ist Eine Weltanschauung, aka What is a Worldview? 2. The Worldview Discovered in Marble, Granite, Bronze, Steel and Concrete 3. The Comingling of US History with US Military History 4. The Stars and Stripes in Church: Confusion over Sacred and Profane 5. Post-Constantinian Christianity in the United States 6. George Washington and the Apple Tree: Legends and Myths in the US 7. Seeing the Water Wherein We Reside And Understanding Its Consequences 8. The US Can (and must) Change Its Worldview

Product details

• Authors: W. Lavender, Wayne Lavender
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2014
• EAN: 9781349503070
• ISBN: 978-1-349-50307-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy; Palgrave Studies in Religion,; Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Sociology, Europe, European Politics, Political Science, Political Sociology, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, Politics and war, Military and Defence Studies, Europe—Politics and government, Palgrave Political Science Collection, US Politics, United States—Politics and government, International humanitarian law, International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Conflict, Public international law: humanitarian law, American Politics, conflict;Front;violence;us politics