Popular Cold Warriors: Conservative Protestants, Communism, and Culture in Early Cold War America
Vigilant Conservative Protestants, eager to defend the "American Way of Life," confronted the threats of Communist expansion in the world and "infiltration" in the United States. Leaders such as Billy Graham, Carl Henry, and J. Edgar Hoover offered pietistic, aggressive, and viri...
| Published in: | Journal of religion and popular culture |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Saskatchewan
[2002]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Summary: | Vigilant Conservative Protestants, eager to defend the "American Way of Life," confronted the threats of Communist expansion in the world and "infiltration" in the United States. Leaders such as Billy Graham, Carl Henry, and J. Edgar Hoover offered pietistic, aggressive, and virile ideals that shared common ground with early Cold War American expectations. In an examination of the forces shaping American Cold War culture, one must consider the amplified voices of Conservative Protestants. |
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| ISSN: | 1703-289X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.2.1.002 |