Name/Title
Embattled ecumenism :the National Council of Churches, the Vietnam War, and the trials of the Protestant left /Jill K. Gill.Description
Introduction: ecumenism and the Vietnam War -- The roots of ecumania -- The NCC and the American way of life -- A brief interlude on Vietnam, to 1963 -- Awakening a loyal opposition, 1964-July 1965 -- Taking a stand, July-December 1965 -- Building an ecumenical peace witness, 1966 -- Sparking debate and action, 1967 -- Campaigns, confrontations, and civil disobedience, 1968 -- Courting Nixon, December 1968-fall 1969 -- Ecumenical erosion, fall-December 1969 -- Fighting Nixon and seeking a new strategy, January 1970-March 1971 -- Waging a moral argument, March 1971-January 1973 -- Epilogue: forty years in the wilderness.
xii, 551 p. :ill. ;24 cm.Book Details
Author
Gill, Jill K.Date Published
circa 2011Publication Subjects
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Religious aspects--Christianity.
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America--History--20th century.
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.--(DE-588c)4398286-4Call No.
BX6 .N2 G55 2011ISBN
9780875804439 (clothbound : acid-free paper), 0875804438 (clothbound : acid-free paper)LCCN
2011014780Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [517]-534) and index.