Acts of conscience : Christian nonviolence and modern American democracy /

In response to the massive bloodshed that defined the twentieth century, American religious radicals developed a modern form of nonviolent protest, one that combined Christian principles with new uses of mass media. Greatly influenced by the ideas of Mohandas Gandhi, these ""acts of consci...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kosek, Joseph Kip
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009.
Series:Columbia studies in contemporary American history.
Subjects:
Nonviolence > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Civil disobedience > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Christianity and politics > United States.
Désobéissance civile > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Christianisme et politique > États-Unis.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
HISTORY > United States > General.
Christianity and politics
Civil disobedience > Religious aspects > Christianity
Nonviolence > Religious aspects > Christianity
United States > Church history.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse.
United States
Church history
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Love and war
  • Social evangelism
  • The Gandhian moment
  • Gandhism and socialism
  • Tragic choices
  • The age of conscience.

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