Religion and American foreign policy, 1945-1960
Subtitle: the soul of containment
By: William Inboden.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780521513470
Subjects: Truman, Harry S., -- 1884-1972 -- Political and social views; Eisenhower, Dwight D. -- 1890-1969 -- Political and social views; Truman, Harry S., -- 1884-1972 -- Religion; Eisenhower, Dwight D. -- 1890-1969 -- Religion; Cold War; Christianity and politics -- United States -- Protestant churches -- History -- 20th century; Religion and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Civil religion -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961
Description: "The Cold War was in many ways a religious war. Presidents Truman and Eisenhower and other American leaders believed that human rights and freedoms were endowed by God, that God had called the United States to defend liberty in the world, and that Soviet communism was especially evil because of its atheism and its enmity to religion. Truman and Eisenhower attempted to construct a new civil religion. This public theology was used to mobilize domestic support for Cold War measures, to determine the strategic boundaries of containment, to appeal to people of all religious faiths around the world to unite against communism, and to undermine the authority of communist governments within their own countries."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.