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Bringing God to men : American military chaplains and the Vietnam War

Title: Bringing God to men : American military chaplains and the Vietnam War / Jacqueline E. Whitt.
Author: Whitt, Jacqueline E.
Publication: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2014]
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xii, 298 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"During the latter half of the twentieth century, the American military chaplaincy underwent a profound transformation. A broad-based and ecumenical institution in the post-World War II era, the chaplaincy emerged from the Vietnam War as generally conservative and evangelical. In both eras--before and after the conflict in Vietnam--the political, martial, and religious views of the chaplaincy mirrored those of mainstream religious and military culture. During the Vietnam War, though, the chaplaincy underwent an exceptional divergence from this conformation to the mainstream. Because of their dual allegiances to their denominations and to the military, chaplains found themselves thrown into the middle of the heated contention surrounding the conflict. Drawing from previously unpublished memories, periodicals, official histories, and oral interviews, Jacqueline Whitt charts the role of the chaplaincy in mediating conflicts between their often anti-war faiths and the military. In this benchmark study, Whitt shows how Vietnam War-era chaplains served as vital links between diverse communities, sometimes working to reconcile--both personally and publicly--conflicting worldviews, while creating religious contexts unique to combat based on shared experience rather than traditional theologies"--

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index.

Contents

Consensus and Civil Religion -- Duty and Relationships -- Conflict and Identity -- Liturgy and Interpretation -- Discourse and Debate -- Reflection and Reconciliation -- Dissent and Mission.

Call Number

JFE 14-2536

ISBN

9781469612942 (paperback : alkaline paper)
1469612941 (paperback : alkaline paper)

LCCN

2013031253

OCLC

860943900

Author

Whitt, Jacqueline E., author.

Title

Bringing God to men : American military chaplains and the Vietnam War / Jacqueline E. Whitt.

Publisher

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2014]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286) and index.

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Research Call Number

JFE 14-2536

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