Embattled Ecumenism : The National Council of Churches, the Vietnam War, and the Trials of the Protestant Left.
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Cover -- EMBATTLED ECUMENISM -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations Used in Text -- Introduction-Ecumenism and the Vietnam War -- PART I-AMERICAN ECUMENISM AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, 1908-1963 -- 1-The Roots of Ecumania -- 2-The NCC and the American Way of Life -- 3-A Brief lnterlude on Vietnam, to 1963 -- PART II-MUSTERING THE PEACE FORCES, 1964-1965 -- 4-Awakening a Loyal Opposition, 1964-July 1965 -- 5-Taking a Stand, July-December 1965 -- PART III-DEBATE, ACTION, AND DIVISION, DECEMBER 1965-NOVEMBER 1968 -- 6-Building an Ecumenical Peace Witness, 1966 -- 7-Sparking Debate and Action, 1967 -- 8-Campaigns, Confrontations, and Civil Disobedience, 1968 -- PART IV-REVOLUTION AND REVELATION, DECEMBER 1968-1969 -- 9-Courting Nixon, December 1968-Fall1969 -- 10-Ecumenical Erosion, Fall-December 1969 -- PART V-VIETNAM AS A MORAL ISSUE, JANUARY 1970-JANUARY 1973 -- 11-Fighting Nixon and Seeking a New Strategy, January 1970-March 1971 -- 12-Waging a Moral Argument, March 1971-January 1973 -- Epilogue-Forty Years in the Wilderness -- Appendix-The Ecumenical Way-A Reflective Review -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
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National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America -- History -- 20th century. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. United States -- Church history -- 20th century.