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Haberski, Raymond J., 1968-

God and war : American civil religion since 1945 / Raymond Haberski, Jr. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2012. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Lincoln's bequest -- Civil religion incorporated -- Civil religion redeemed -- Civil religion reborn -- Civil religion at bay -- Civil religion forsaken -- Reckoning with American civil religion.

Raymond Haberski argues that since 1945 the common moral assumptions expressed in an American civil religion have become increasingly defined by the nation's experience with war. God and War traces how three great postwar "trials"--The Cold War, the Vietnam War, and the War on Terror--have revealed the promise and terror of an American civil religion. With the tenth anniversary of 9/11 behind us and the subsequent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan winding down, Americans might now explore whether civil religion can exist apart from the power of war to affirm the value of the nation to it.

ISBN: 9780813553184 0813553180

Source: 22573/ctt4jvwvf JSTOR

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
Since 1945

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Civil religion--United States.
Religion civile--États-Unis.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
HISTORY--United States--20th Century.
Civil religion
Religion
War--Religious aspects
Zivilreligion
Afghanistankrieg
Golfkrieg
Ost-West-Konflikt
Vietnamkrieg

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Religion--1945-
United States--History, Military--Religious aspects.
États-Unis--Religion--1945-
United States
USA

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Military history

LC Class. No.: BL2525 / .H33 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 201/.72730973