Religion and War Resistance in the Plowshares Movement.
Nepstad documents the trajectories of various Plowshares movement groups, revealing how activist decisions affect longevity.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Cambridge University Press
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Reviews: | Religion and War Resistance in the Plowshares Movement (2009) (Himes, Kenneth R., 1950 -)
Religion and War Resistance in the Plowshares Movement (2010) (Morrissey, Christopher) [Rezension von: Nepstad, Sharon Erickson, Religion and War Resistance in the Plowshares Movement] (2009) (Keogh, Stacy) |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
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| Further subjects: | B
Nuclear Disarmament
B Nonviolence B Electronic books B Antinuclear movement B Plowshares Eight (Group) |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780521888929 Print version: Religion and War Resistance in the Plowshares Movement: |
| Summary: | Nepstad documents the trajectories of various Plowshares movement groups, revealing how activist decisions affect longevity. Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction MOVEMENT CHALLENGES AND TRAJECTORIES -- Social Movement Trajectories -- Movement Emergence -- Movement Expansion -- Movement Decline -- Movement Abeyance -- Alternative Trajectories -- Developmental Challenges -- Establishing Legitimacy -- Determining Movement Structure and Leadership -- Member Retention -- Cross-National Movements and Cultural Adaptation -- PART I The U.S. Plowshares Movement -- 1 Historical Development of the U.S. Plowshares Movement -- History of the U.S. Peace Movement -- The Historic Peace Churches -- Other Paci.st Organizations -- Nuclear Disarmament Organizations -- Catholic Influences on the Plowshares Movement -- Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement -- Thomas Merton -- Catholic Resistance to the Vietnam War -- Establishing Movement Leadership and Structure -- 2 Tactical Legitimation and the Theology of Resistance -- Explaining Symbolic Action -- Biblical Civil Disobedience and the Prophetic Tradition -- Tactical Legitimation and the Theology of Resistance -- The Idolatry of Nuclearism -- Gospel Nonviolence -- Jesus Committed Civil Disobedience -- Jesus Was Confrontational and Disruptive -- The Cross Symbolizes Resistance to the State -- Apostles Were Repeat Offenders -- Tactical Legitimation in Court Trials -- The Plowshares Eight Trial -- The Grifiss Plowshares Trial -- Plowshares and the Media -- Conclusion -- 3 Sustaining Commitment -- Movement Exiting and Persistence -- Commitment and Community -- Community as a Means of Reinforcing Normative Beliefs -- Community as a Means of Strengthening Relationships and Affective Commitment -- Community and Ongoing Activist Socialization -- Community as a Site for Addressing Internal Disputes. |
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| ISBN: | 0511399243 |