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Evil Deeds in High Places

Christian America's Moral Struggle with Watergate

By: David E. Settje

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Evil Deeds in High Places

Christian America's Moral Struggle with Watergate

By: David E. Settje

Highlights Watergate as a critical turning point in Christian engagement in US politics The Watergate scandal was one of the most infamous events in American democratic history. Faith in the government plummeted, leaving the nation feeling betrayed and unsure who could be trusted anymore. In Evil Deeds in High Places, David E. Settje examines how Christian institutions reacted to this moral and ethical collapse, and the ways in which they chose to assert their moral authority. Settje argues that Watergate was a turning point for spurring Christian engagement with politics. While American Christians had certainly already been active in the public sphere, these events motivated a more urgent engagement in response, and served to pave the way for conservatives to push more fully into political power. Historians have carefully analyzed the judicial, media, congressional, and presidential actions surrounding Watergate, but there has been very little consideration of popular reactions of Americans across the political spectrum. Though this book does not aspire to offer a comprehensive picture of America’s citizenry, by examining the variety of Protestant Christian experiences—those more conservative, those more liberal, and those in between—and by incorporating analyses of both white and black Christian reactions, it captures a significant swath of the American population at the time, providing one of the only studies to examine how everyday Americans viewed the events of Watergate. Grasping the dynamics of Christian responses to Watergate enables us to comprehend more completely that volatile moment in US history, and provides important context to make sense of reactions to our more recent political turmoil.

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NYU Press

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1479803146

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Faith and War

How Christians Debated the Cold and Vietnam Wars

By: David E. Settje

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Faith and War

How Christians Debated the Cold and Vietnam Wars

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Throughout American history, Christianity has shaped public opinion, guided leaders in their decision making, and stood at the center of countless issues. To gain complete knowledge of an era, historians must investigate the religious context of what transpired, why it happened, and how. Yet too little is known about American Christianity's foreign policy opinions during the Cold and Vietnam Wars. To gain a deeper understanding of this period (1964-75), David E. Settje explores the diversity of American Christian responses to the Cold and Vietnam Wars to determine how Americans engaged in debates about foreign policy based on their theological convictions. Settje uncovers how specific Christian theologies and histories influenced American religious responses to international affairs, which varied considerably. Scrutinizing such sources as the evangelical "Christianity Today," the mainline Protestant, "Christian Century," a sampling of Catholic periodicals, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Southern Baptist Convention, and the United Church of Christ, "Faith and War" explores these entities' commingling of religion, politics, and foreign policy, illuminating the roles that Christianity attempted to play in both reflecting and shaping American foreign policy opinions during a decade in which global matters affected Americans daily and profoundly.

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0814708722

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9780814708729

Lutherans and the Longest War

Adrift on a Sea of Doubt about the Cold and Vietnam Wars, 1964-1975

By: David E. Settje

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Lutherans and the Longest War

Adrift on a Sea of Doubt about the Cold and Vietnam Wars, 1964-1975

By: David E. Settje

The dialogue between American Lutherans about foreign policy during the contentious decade provides an interesting perspective on the historiography of the US during the Vietnam era, says Settje, because they have never been a homogeneous or unified group, and represent a broad spectrum of religious, political, and diplomatic views not particularly associated with liberal or conservative positions. While he does look at some Lutherans who took public action, his focus is on debates within the denomination.

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Lexington Books

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0739115324

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9780739115329

Faith and War

How Christians Debated the Cold and Vietnam Wars

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How Christians Debated the Cold and Vietnam Wars

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Lutherans and the Longest War

Adrift on a Sea of Doubt about the Cold and Vietnam Wars, 1964-1975

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Adrift on a Sea of Doubt about the Cold and Vietnam Wars, 1964-1975

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Book's by David E. Settje

Evil Deeds in High Places

Evil Deeds in High Places

Faith and War

Faith and War

Lutherans and the Longest War

Lutherans and the Longest War

Faith and War

Faith and War

Lutherans and the Longest War

Lutherans and the Longest War

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