Title: American Evangelicals and the U.S. military, 1942-1993
First published: 1996
Description: 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.
Subjects: Politics and government, Evangelicalism, Military policy, Religious life, Church history, History, Armed Forces
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: BR1644.5.U6 L68 1996