Religion and the Cold War - (Cold War History) by D Kirby (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Although seen widely as the twentieth-century's great religious war, as a conflict between the god-fearing and the godless, the religious dimension of the Cold War has never been subjected to a scholarly critique. This unique study shows why religion is a key Cold War variable. A specially commissioned collection of new scholarship, it provides fresh insights into the complex nature of the Cold War. It has profound resonance today with the resurgence of religion as a political force in global society.

Review Quotes

'Dianne Kirby and her 12 contributors provide new insights and interpretations of the period from 1945 to around 1960.' - Theology

'Many of these eye-opening essays are based on State Department and Foreign Office archives and exude the silver tongue of diplomacy. It is refreshing to read the assessment by Ian Jones of grassroots attitudes to the Cold War culled from church newsletters in Birmingham.' - Stuart Mews, Theology

About the Author

FRANK J. COPPA Professor of History, St John's University, New York ANNA DICKINSON Researcher GEORGE EGERTON Associate Professor of History, University of British Columbia, Canada CHARLES R. GALLAGHER Lecturer, Department of History, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts PAUL HAINSWORTH Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Ulster, N.Ireland MATTHEW HOCKENOS Assistant Professor of History, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York IAN JONES Lloyd Researcher, Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Sheffield PETER C. KENT Professor of History, University of New Brunswick HARTMUT LEHMANN Adjunct Professor at the Universities of Göttingen and Kiel JOHN POLLARD Professor of Modern European History, Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge TONY SHAW Senior Lecturer in History, University of Hertfordshire