Herbert, T. Walter 1938-
Faith-based war from 9/11 to catastrophic success in Iraq / [electronic resource] : T. Walter Herbert. - London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub. Ltd., 2009. - x, 189 p. - Religion and violence . - Religion and violence. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-185) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA972054 bnb
Uk
War--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Executive power--United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
United States--History, Military--Religious aspects.
Electronic books.
BT736.2 / .H46 2009eb
956.7044/31
Faith-based war from 9/11 to catastrophic success in Iraq / [electronic resource] : T. Walter Herbert. - London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub. Ltd., 2009. - x, 189 p. - Religion and violence . - Religion and violence. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-185) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
GBA972054 bnb
Uk
War--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Executive power--United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
United States--History, Military--Religious aspects.
Electronic books.
BT736.2 / .H46 2009eb
956.7044/31