The Worldview of Redemptive Violence in the US

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-349-50307-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 207 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2921 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy

Through US military history, Lavender directly confronts the dominant US viewpoint of redemptive violence, the concept that a nation can use its military to improve the human condition. Alternatives are presented in order to encourage the current recessive worldview that supports conflict resolution, cooperation, collaboration and peaceful efforts.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lavender, Wayne

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Politische Soziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Was Ist Eine Weltanschauung, aka What is a Worldview? 2. The Worldview Discovered in Marble, Granite, Bronze, Steel and Concrete 3. The Comingling of US History with US Military History 4. The Stars and Stripes in Church: Confusion over Sacred and Profane 5. Post-Constantinian Christianity in the United States 6. George Washington and the Apple Tree: Legends and Myths in the US 7. Seeing the Water Wherein We Reside And Understanding Its Consequences 8. The US Can (and must) Change Its Worldview

Über Autor(innen)

Wayne Lavender is a UMC pastor dedicated to creating a world of peace with justice for all people. He pastored churches in Connecticut, taught for 18 months in Iraq and serves as the Executive Director of the Foundation 4 Orphans and Habitat for Humanity, South Hampton Roads.