Embattled Ecumenism : The National Council of Churches, the Vietnam War, and the Trials of the Protestant Left /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gill, Jill K. (Author)
Other Authors: Fauci, Julia (Designer)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: DeKalb, Illinois : NIU Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America > History > 20th century.
Christianity.
War > Religious aspects.
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Religious aspects > Christianity.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse > 20e siecle.
United States > Church history > 20th century.
History.
Church history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: ecumenism and the Vietnam War
  • The roots of ecumania
  • The NCC and the American way of life
  • A brief interlude on Vietnam, to 1963
  • Awakening a loyal opposition, 1964-July 1965
  • Taking a stand, July-December 1965
  • Building an ecumenical peace witness, 1966
  • Sparking debate and action, 1967
  • Campaigns, confrontations, and civil disobedience, 1968
  • Courting Nixon, December 1968-fall 1969
  • Ecumenical erosion, fall-December 1969
  • Fighting Nixon and seeking a new strategy, January 1970-March 1971
  • Waging a moral argument, March 1971-January 1973
  • Epilogue: forty years in the wilderness.

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