An historical study of United States religious responses to the Vietnam War : a matter of national morality

An historical study of United States religious responses to the Vietnam War a matter of national morality

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A historical analysis of the how various American religious groups responded to the Vietnam war, both in support and in opposition.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Nutt, Rick (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press c2012.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31008215*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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