03661cam a2200493Ma 4500 ocn793510997 OCoLC 20200709055526.0 m d cr |n| 120514s2012 nyu ob 001 0 eng d EBLCP eng EBLCP OCLCQ N$T 9780773421264 (electronic bk.) 0773421262 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)793510997 451536 (N$T) n-us--- a-vt--- DS559.64 .N88 2012eb HIS 027070 bisacsh 959.704/31 23 N$TA Nutt, Rick. An historical study of United States religious responses to the Vietnam War [electronic resource] : a matter of national morality / Rick L. Nutt ; with a foreword by Randall Balmer. Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, c2012. 1 online resource (610 p.) Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Introduction -- A "preservation and extension of freedom:" background of the Vietnam War and religious attitudes toward U.S. foreign policy -- "Let every person be subject to governing:" religious leaders and organizations supporting United States policy in Vietnam -- "One could regret the killing and insist that it should continue:" denominational support for the Vietnam War -- "Our action in Vietnam falls within international law and the laws of war:" just war defense of the United States in the Vietnam War and the embrace of exceptionalism -- "Some are guilty, all are responsible:" liberal ecumenical para-religious organizations assess the morality of the Vietnam War -- "The greatest purveyor of violence in the world today: my own government": other Christian and Jewish organizations and leaders respond to the morality of the Vietnam War -- "Moral outrage over this war is simply not an emotion shared by the Nixon majority:" issues confronted by para-religious organizations and individuals during the Vietnam War -- "Does our nation need restraining by other nations?:" denominations questioning the morality of the Vietnam War Old-line Protestant denominational statements up to the Tet Offensive -- "The profound moral dimensions of the war and the chasm this opened in U.S. public opinion:" opposing the war with moral arguments and a new understanding of exceptionalism -- "The American ghetto and the Hanoi operation were a single enterprise:" rejecting the belief in United States morality and exceptionalism -- Conclusion. A historical analysis of the how various American religious groups responded to the Vietnam war, both in support and in opposition. Description based on print version record. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Religious aspects. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States. Vietnam War, 1961- 1975 Religious aspects. Vietnam War, 1961- 1975. History. HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Nutt, Rick L An Historical Study of United States Religious Responses to the Vietnam War : A Matter of National Morality Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, c2011 9780773425699 Ebook Library http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=903244 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=451536 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL903244 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51223 51223