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Informationen zum Autor George Bogaski serves in higher education at the University of Oklahoma and teaches classes in history and religion. Klappentext As American soldiers fought overseas in Vietnam, American churchmen debated the legitimacy and impact of the war at home. While the justness of the war was the primary issue, they also argued over conscientious objection, the legitimacy of protests, the weapons of war, and other related topics. Divided into three primary groups-mainline, conservative evangelical, and African American-and including fourteen denominations, this book uses the churchmen's publications and proceedings to better understand how American religion responded to and was impacted by the Vietnam War. In the various debates, churchmen brought their theological convictions and reading of the Bible to bear on their political perspectives. Convictions about sin, the nature of man, the fate of the world, violence and benevolence had direct impact upon the foreign policy perspectives of these churches. Rather than result in static political positions, these convictions adapted as the nature of the war and the likelihood of American success changed over time.The positions taken by American denominations brought about attitudes of support, opposition, and ambivalence toward the war, but also impacted the vibrancy of many churches. Some groups were rent asunder by the fractious, debilitating debate. Other churches, due to their greater ideological clarity and unanimity, saw the war provide an impetus for growth. Regardless of the individual consequences, the debate over the Vietnam War provides a concrete study of the intersection of religion and politics. Zusammenfassung As American Protestant denominations established and adapted their positions on the Vietnam War! they used their theological commitments to shape their foreign policy perspectives. Concurrently! those positions encouraged the growth or demise of these churches. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Just War: Mainline churches and the justness of the Vietnam War from 1964-1968Chapter 2: Prophets or Patriots? Mainline churches and the attendant issues of the Vietnam WarChapter 3: Souls Not Society: The revolt of mainline conservativesChapter 4: The Problem with the World: Conservative evangelicals' concepts of war and peaceChapter 5: "Evil was Loose in the World": Conservative evangelicals' response from 1964 to 1968Chapter 6: Recasting the Vision: Conservative evangelicals' response from 1969 to 1973Chapter 7: Alabama not Vietnam: The unique response of African-American Protestants...
