| The End of Illusions: Religious Leaders Confront Hitler's Gathering Storm Contributor(s): Loconte, Joseph (Author), Barth, Karl (Contribution by), Bennett, John (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0742534987 ISBN-13: 9780742534988 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $132.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: On the eve of America's entry into World War II, a fierce debate raged among religious leaders over the United States's participation in the war. In The End of Illusions, Joseph Loconte brings together pieces from the most significant religious thinkers of the day about the responsibilites of America and Europe in the face of Nazi agressions. As America faces a new war on terror, the arguments from half a century ago resonate with renewed passion, clarity, and poignancy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Europe - General - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 270.823 |
| LCCN: 2004010168 |
| Physical Information: 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The rise of Islamic radicalism has led to heated discussions about how best to address the threat of religious terror. Disputes covering the right and wrong of war with Iraq, and the even bigger war on terrorism, continue to rage across America. But this is not the first argument of this nature--America was faced with a similar moral dilemma on the eve of World War II. Fascism was conquering Europe, and religious leaders across the nation vehemently debated how to confront Nazi Germany. In The End of Illusions: Religious Leaders Confront Hitler's Gathering Storm, Joseph Loconte brings together pieces from the most significant religious thinkers of the pre-war period. In these essays, the writers eloquently and passionately present their arguments for going to war or maintaining the peace. In doing so, they explore issues vibrantly relevant today, including the Christian cause for war, the problem of evil, and America's role in the world. These urgently written pieces connect the past with the present and resonate with renewed clarity and poignancy. |