American Evangelicals and the U.S. military, 1942-1993
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In this groundbreaking study, Anne C. Loveland traces the fifty-year history of conservative Christians' spiritual offensive within the U.S. military. She shows how evangelicals won thousands of converts to their faith, becoming a highly visible and well-respected presence in the armed forces and exerting a decisive influence on a number of service programs.
Loveland also addresses the political context in which the mission to the military evolved. She discusses conservative Christians' effort to secure a policy-making role in national affairs, detailing their position on such issues as universal military service; the Korean, Vietnam, and Cold Wars; selective service; national security; and the nuclear arms race.
Both a case study of contemporary evangelicalism and an in-depth examination of evangelicals in the military, Loveland's work fills a major gap in our understanding of the religious and military history of the second half of the twentieth century.
Loveland also addresses the political context in which the mission to the military evolved. She discusses conservative Christians' effort to secure a policy-making role in national affairs, detailing their position on such issues as universal military service; the Korean, Vietnam, and Cold Wars; selective service; national security; and the nuclear arms race.
Both a case study of contemporary evangelicalism and an in-depth examination of evangelicals in the military, Loveland's work fills a major gap in our understanding of the religious and military history of the second half of the twentieth century.
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