Cold War Christians and the Spectre of Nuclear Deterrence, 1945-1959

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.

Sommario

Acknowledgements 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 an 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

Info autore

Jonathan Gorry is Lecturer in International Relations at the Nottingham Trent University, UK. He is interested in notions of secularisation, questions of political violence and teaching/learning in higher education.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: J Gorry, J. Gorry, Jonathan Gorry
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349462650
• ISBN: 978-1-349-46265-0
• Pagine: 226
• Serie: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000; Histories of the Sacred and Se; Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000; Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700–2000
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Verstehen, B, History, Social History, world history, History of Religion, History of Philosophy, Political History, Social and cultural history, History: specific events and topics, General and world history, World Politics, Political science and theory, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, World History, Global and Transnational History, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, Philosophy—History