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God's Cold Warrior

The Life and Faith of John Foster Dulles

By: John D. Wilsey

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God's Cold Warrior

The Life and Faith of John Foster Dulles

By: John D. Wilsey

When John Foster Dulles died in 1959, he was given the largest American state funeral since Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s in 1945. President Eisenhower called Dulles—his longtime secretary of state—“one of the truly great men of our time,” and a few years later the new commercial airport outside Washington, DC, was christened the Dulles International Airport in his honor. His star has fallen significantly since that time, but his influence remains indelible—most especially regarding his role in bringing the worldview of American exceptionalism to the forefront of US foreign policy during the Cold War era, a worldview that has long outlived him. God’s Cold Warrior recounts how Dulles’s faith commitments from his Presbyterian upbringing found fertile soil in the anti-communist crusades of the mid-twentieth century. After attending the Oxford Ecumenical Church Conference in 1937, he wrote about his realization that “the spirit of Christianity, of which I learned as a boy, was really that of which the world now stood in very great need, not merely to save souls, but to solve the practical problems of international affairs.” Dulles believed that America was chosen by God to defend the freedom of all those vulnerable to the godless tyranny of communism, and he carried out this religious vision in every aspect of his diplomatic and political work. He was conspicuous among those US officials in the twentieth century that prominently combined their religious convictions and public service, making his life and faith key to understanding the interconnectedness of God and country in US foreign affairs.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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1467462144

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9781467462143

American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion

Reassessing the History of an Idea

By: John D. Wilsey

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American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion

Reassessing the History of an Idea

By: John D. Wilsey

The idea of America's special place in history has been a guiding light for centuries. With thoughtful insight, John D. Wilsey traces the concept of exceptionalism, including its theological meaning and implications for civil religion. This careful history considers not only the abuses of the idea but how it can also point to constructive civil engagement and human flourishing.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830899294

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9780830899296

One Nation Under God?

An Evangelical Critique of Christian America

By: John D. Wilsey

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One Nation Under God?

An Evangelical Critique of Christian America

By: John D. Wilsey

Is America a Christian nation? This question has loomed large in American culture since the Puritans arrived on American shores in the early seventeenth century. More recently, the Christian America thesis has been advocated by many evangelical leaders across the denominational spectrum. This book contributes to the conversation by critiquing, from an evangelical perspective, the idea that America is a Christian nation as articulated by specific writers over the past three decades. Wilsey asserts that the United States was not conceived as a Christian nation, but as a nation with religious liberty. Herein lies the genius of the Founders and the uniqueness of America.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1630876321

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9781630876326

One Nation Under God?

An Evangelical Critique of Christian America

By: John D. Wilsey

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An Evangelical Critique of Christian America

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1608997928

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9781608997923

Religious Biography of John Foster Dulles

By: John D. Wilsey

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Religious Biography of John Foster Dulles

By: John D. Wilsey

When John Foster Dulles died in 1959, he was given the largest American state funeral since Franklin Delano Roosevelt's in 1945. President Eisenhower called Dulles--his longtime secretary of state--"one of the truly great men of our time," and a few years later the new commercial airport outside Washington, DC, was christened the Dulles International Airport in his honor. His star has fallen significantly since that time, but his influence remains indelible--most especially regarding his role in bringing the worldview of American exceptionalism to the forefront of US foreign policy during the Cold War era, a worldview that has long outlived him. God's Cold Warrior recounts how Dulles's faith commitments from his Presbyterian upbringing found fertile soil in the anti-communist crusades of the mid-twentieth century. After attending the Oxford Ecumenical Church Conference in 1937, he wrote about his realization that "the spirit of Christianity, of which I learned as a boy, was really that of which the world now stood in very great need, not merely to save souls, but to solve the practical problems of international affairs." Dulles believed that America was chosen by God to defend the freedom of all those vulnerable to the godless tyranny of communism, and he carried out this religious vision in every aspect of his diplomatic and political work. He was conspicuous among those US officials in the twentieth century that prominently combined their religious convictions and public service, making his life and faith key to understanding the interconnectedness of God and country in US foreign affairs from World War I to Vietnam.

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240

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Library of Religious Biography

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0802875726

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9780802875723

American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion

Reassessing the History of an Idea

By: John D. Wilsey

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Reassessing the History of an Idea

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InterVarsity Press

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083084094X

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God's Cold Warrior

God's Cold Warrior

American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion

American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion

One Nation Under God?

One Nation Under God?

One Nation Under God?

One Nation Under God?

Religious Biography of John Foster Dulles

Religious Biography of John Foster Dulles

American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion

American Exceptionalism and Civil Religion

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