Introduction: ecumenism and the Vietnam War -- The roots of ecumania -- The NCC and the American way of life -- A brief interlude on Vietnam, to 1963 -- Awakening a loyal opposition, 1964-July 1965 -- Taking a stand, July-December 1965 -- Building an ecumenical peace witness, 1966 -- Sparking debate and action, 1967 -- Campaigns, confrontations, and civil disobedience, 1968 -- Courting Nixon, December 1968-fall 1969 -- Ecumenical erosion, fall-December 1969 -- Fighting Nixon and seeking a new strategy, January 1970-March 1971 -- Waging a moral argument, March 1971-January 1973 -- Epilogue: forty years in the wilderness. |