Embattled ecumenism : the National Council of Churches, the Vietnam War, and the trials of the Protestant left /
Gill, Jill K.
DeKalb, Ill. : NIU Press,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [517]-534) and index.
Introduction: Ecumenism and the Vietnam War -- Part I. American ecumenism and international affairs, 1908-1963. The roots of ecumania -- The NCC and the American way of life -- Part II. Mustering the peace forces, 1964-1965. A brief interlude on Vietnam, to 1963 -- Awakening a loyal opposition, 1964-July 1965 -- Taking a stand, July-December 1965 -- Part III. Debate, action, and division, December 1965-November 1968. Building an ecumenical peace witness, 1966 -- Sparking debate and action, 1967 -- Campaigns, confrontations, and civil disobedience, 1968 -- Part IV. Revolution and revelation, December 1968-1969. Courting Nixon, December 1968-fall 1969 -- Ecumenical erosion, fall-December 1969 -- Part V. Vietnam as a moral issue, January 1970-January 1973. 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.
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America
Vietnam War, 1961-1975