02541nam a2200433 a 4500 ebr10386856 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 090112s2009 enk sb 001 0 eng 2008055836 GBA972054 bnb 015332230 Uk 9781845531614 (hb) 1845531612 (hb) 9781845531621 (pbk.) 1845531620 (pbk.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)647929358 n-us--- a-iq--- BT736.2 .H46 2009eb 956.7044/31 22 Herbert, T. Walter (Thomas Walter), 1938- Faith-based war [electronic resource] : from 9/11 to catastrophic success in Iraq / T. Walter Herbert. London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub. Ltd., 2009. x, 189 p. Religion and violence Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-185) and index. Introduction -- Faith-based war -- Catastrophic success -- American blindspot -- Religious trauma -- America the beautiful -- Defending God's chosen -- City on a hill -- Alternative cities -- Amalek -- Limitless divine sanction -- Land of promise -- Wine of astonishment -- Rival traditions -- The fire of freedom -- The shining city as God -- Christian soldiers -- The president as mystic -- Drinking the Kool Aid -- Conquest as liberation -- Saddam as Hitler -- Unreal cities -- Avenging angel -- Saint George -- Christlike sacrifice -- The wrath of the Lamb -- Six-gun saviors -- Make-believe cowboys -- Messiahs on horseback -- Six-gun saviors in the White House -- Moral clarity and moral collapse -- Shock and awe -- Moral clarity in battle -- Dead certainty -- Shaken souls -- A theology of torture -- Advertising the dark side -- A theology of torture -- UnAmerican activities -- Coda: Hooded man. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. War Religious aspects Christianity. Executive power United States. Iraq War, 2003-2011. United States History, Military Religious aspects. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Religion and violence. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10386856 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 101182 101182