04062nam a2200625Ki 4500 ocn868580255 OCoLC 20200709060051.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 140120s2014 ncu ob s001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781469614526 (electronic bk.) 1469614529 (electronic bk.) 9781469612942 1469612941 (OCoLC)868580255 688331 (N$T) a-vt--- n-us--- DS559.64 .W47 2014eb HIS 048000 bisacsh 959.704/37 23 HIS027070 HIS036060 bisacsh N$TA Whitt, Jacqueline E. Bringing God to men : American military chaplains and the Vietnam War / Jacqueline E. Whitt. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2014. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "During the latter half of the twentieth century, the American military chaplaincy underwent a profound transformation. A broad-based and ecumenical institution in the post-World War II era, the chaplaincy emerged from the Vietnam War as generally conservative and evangelical. In both eras--before and after the conflict in Vietnam--the political, martial, and religious views of the chaplaincy mirrored those of mainstream religious and military culture. During the Vietnam War, though, the chaplaincy underwent an exceptional divergence from this conformation to the mainstream. Because of their dual allegiances to their denominations and to the military, chaplains found themselves thrown into the middle of the heated contention surrounding the conflict. Drawing from previously unpublished memories, periodicals, official histories, and oral interviews, Jacqueline Whitt charts the role of the chaplaincy in mediating conflicts between their often anti-war faiths and the military. In this benchmark study, Whitt shows how Vietnam War-era chaplains served as vital links between diverse communities, sometimes working to reconcile--both personally and publicly--conflicting worldviews, while creating religious contexts unique to combat based on shared experience rather than traditional theologies"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Consensus and Civil Religion -- Duty and Relationships -- Conflict and Identity -- Liturgy and Interpretation -- Discourse and Debate -- Reflection and Reconciliation -- Dissent and Mission. Description based on print version record. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Chaplains. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Religious aspects. Military chaplains United States Attitudes History 20th century. Military chaplains Vietnam Attitudes History 20th century. United States Armed Forces Chaplains History 20th century. Reconciliation Social aspects United States History 20th century. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Social aspects United States. Social conflict United States History 20th century. Social change United States History 20th century. HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War. bisacsh HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. bisacsh HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Whitt, Jacqueline E. Bringing God to men 9781469612942 (DLC) 2013031253 (OCoLC)860943900 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=688331 Cover image http://www.netread.com/jcusers/1116/2847332/image/lgcover.9781469612942.jpg EBSCOhost EBSC 688331 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 54468 54468