03025nam 2200613 a 450 991077885020332120200520144314.0979-88-908683-9-80-8078-6454-4(CKB)111004368566920(EBL)837899(OCoLC)42329235(SSID)ssj0000777029(PQKBManifestationID)12369498(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777029(PQKBWorkID)10748361(PQKB)10750028(Au-PeEL)EBL837899(CaPaEBR)ebr10015720(CaONFJC)MIL929623(MiAaPQ)EBC837899(PPN)052349667(EXLCZ)9911100436856692019960814d1997 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA cautious patriotism[electronic resource] the American churches & the Second World War /Gerald L. SittserChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc19971 online resource (330 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8078-5713-0 0-8078-2333-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-309) and index.Cover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1: THE CRISIS; 2: PROMISES TO KEEP; 3: THE FINE LINE; 4: THE GREAT DEBATE; 5: THE BIG QUESTION; 6: CHRISTIAN FAITH & DEMOCRACY; 7: CHURCH & SOCIETY; 8: MINISTRY & MOBILIZATION; 9: MINISTRY & THE MILITARY; 10: CIVIL RIGHTS & THE WAR AT HOME; 11: THE COST OF WAR; 12: SUFFERING BEYOND MEASURE; 13: THE POSTWAR WORLD; 14: THE PROSPECTS OF A CAUTIOUS PATRIOTISM; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; YWorld War II was a turning point in twentieth-century American history, and its effects on American society have been studied from virtually every conceivable historical angle. Until now, though, the role of religion--an important aspect of life on the home front--has essentially been overlooked. In A Cautious Patriotism, Gerald Sittser addresses this omission. He examines the issues raised by World War II in light of the reactions they provoked among Catholics, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Unitarians, and members of other Christian denominations. In the process, he enriches our understandWorld War, 1939-1945Religious aspectsWarReligious aspectsChristianityWorld War, 1939-1945InfluenceUnited StatesChurch history20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945Religious aspects.WarReligious aspectsChristianity.World War, 1939-1945Influence.940.54/78Sittser Gerald Lawson1950-1494163MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778850203321A cautious patriotism3717544UNINA