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Faith-Based War [[electronic resource] ] : From 9/11 to Catastrophic Success in Iraq



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Autore: Herbert T. Walter (Thomas Walter), <1938-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Faith-Based War [[electronic resource] ] : From 9/11 to Catastrophic Success in Iraq Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London, : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
Disciplina: 201.7273
956.7044/31
Soggetto topico: Executive power --United States
Iraq War, 2003-
United States --History, Military --Religious aspects
War --Religious aspects --Christianity
War - Christianity - Religious aspects - United States
Executive power
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Christianity
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: A 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, an
Titolo autorizzato: Faith-Based War  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-315-71119-2
1-317-49121-1
1-84553-764-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459522903321
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Serie: Religion and Violence