Spiritual Weapons: The Cold War and the Forging of an American National Religion (Religion, Politics, and Public Life)
"Gunn (religion and human rights, Emory U.) directs the program of freedom of religion and belief at the American Civil Liberties Union argues that after 1947, a new worldview emerged among Americans that was forged by the Cold War and rose in reaction to both the perceived and real dangers posed by the Soviet Union and communism. The pillars of this view were governmental theism, military supremacy, and capitalism as freedom."-Reference & Research Book News"This thoughtful exploration of religion's changing role in American foreign policy from the Cold War to Vietnam offers important discussions of that history's contemporary impact. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers."-Choice