03168nam 22007693u 450 991045952290332120210111132002.01-315-71119-21-317-49121-11-84553-764-5(CKB)2670000000029885(EBL)516782(OCoLC)647929358(SSID)ssj0000398676(PQKBManifestationID)12170813(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000398676(PQKBWorkID)10362782(PQKB)11497179(MiAaPQ)EBC1886857(EXLCZ)99267000000002988520130418d2009|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrFaith-Based War[electronic resource] From 9/11 to Catastrophic Success in IraqLondon Equinox Publishing Ltd20091 online resource (200 p.)Religion and ViolenceDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-45653-4 1-84553-161-2 Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Faith-Based War; Catastrophic Success; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Coda; Bibliography; IndexA faith-based policy governed key features of the American invasion of Iraq, including the choice of a self-defeating "Shock and Awe" strategy, and the grossly mismanaged occupation. A religious rationale likewise blinded devotees of the White House torture program to the predictable cost in American lives, and the damage to America's moral standing.The Bush administration embraced an imperialist Christian militarism that unites elements of classic Puritan tradition with the mythology of the Western frontier. Faith-Based War brings into focus this dangerous perversion of Christian teaching, anReligion and ViolenceExecutive power --United StatesIraq War, 2003-United States --History, Military --Religious aspectsWar --Religious aspects --ChristianityWarChristianityReligious aspectsUnited StatesExecutive powerIraq War, 2003-2011ChristianityHILCCReligionHILCCPhilosophy & ReligionHILCCElectronic books.Executive power --United States.Iraq War, 2003-.United States --History, Military --Religious aspects.War --Religious aspects --Christianity.WarChristianityReligious aspectsExecutive powerIraq War, 2003-2011ChristianityReligionPhilosophy & Religion201.7273956.7044/31Herbert T. Walter(Thomas Walter),1938-986381AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910459522903321Faith-Based War2254345UNINA