Ebook: Spiritual-Industrial Complex: America's Religious Battle against Communism in the Early Cold War

In his farewell address, Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the nation of the perils of the military-industrial complex. But as Jonathan Herzog shows in this insightful history, Eisenhower had spent his presidency contributing to another, lesser known, Cold War collaboration: the spiritual-industrial complex. This fascinating volume shows that American leaders in the early Cold War years considered the conflict to be profoundly religious; they saw Communism not only as godless but also as a sinister form of religion. Fighting faith with faith, they deliberately used religious beliefs and institutions.;Preface; Introduction; PART ONE: ROOTS; 1. A Colossus of Straw; 2. Enemy; PART TWO: MOBILIZATION; 3. Political Institutions; 4. Security Institutions; 5. Societal Institutions; PART THREE: CONSEQUENCES; 6. The Renewal, the Critics, and the Unraveling; 7. The Remains; Epilogue; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.