| Description |
x, 189 p. |
| Series |
Religion and violence |
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Religion and violence.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-185) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Faith-based war -- Catastrophic success -- American blindspot -- Religious trauma -- America the beautiful -- Defending God's chosen -- City on a hill -- Alternative cities -- Amalek -- Limitless divine sanction -- Land of promise -- Wine of astonishment -- Rival traditions -- The fire of freedom -- The shining city as God -- Christian soldiers -- The president as mystic -- Drinking the Kool Aid -- Conquest as liberation -- Saddam as Hitler -- Unreal cities -- Avenging angel -- Saint George -- Christlike sacrifice -- The wrath of the Lamb -- Six-gun saviors -- Make-believe cowboys -- Messiahs on horseback -- Six-gun saviors in the White House -- Moral clarity and moral collapse -- Shock and awe -- Moral clarity in battle -- Dead certainty -- Shaken souls -- A theology of torture -- Advertising the dark side -- A theology of torture -- UnAmerican activities -- Coda: Hooded man. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
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Executive power -- United States.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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United States -- History, Military -- Religious aspects.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781845531614 (hb) |
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1845531612 (hb) |
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9781845531621 (pbk.) |
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1845531620 (pbk.) |
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