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Author:

Burleigh, Michael, 1955-

Title:

Sacred causes : the clash of religion and politics, from the Great War to the War on Terror / Michael Burleigh.

Edition:

1st Harper Perennial ed.

Publisher:

Harper Perennial,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

557 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Europe--Religion--20th century.
Religion and politics--Europe--History--20th century.
Europe--Religion--21st century.
Religion and politics--Europe--History--21st century.

Notes:

Originally published: HarperCollins, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-534) and index.

Contents:

"Distress of nations and perplexity" : Europe after the Great War -- The totalitarian political religions -- The churches in the age of dictators -- Apocalypse 1939-1945 -- Resistance, Christian democracy, and the Cold War -- The road to unfreedom : the imposition of communism after 1945 -- Time of the toy trumpets -- "The curse of Ulster" : the Northern Ireland troubles c. 1968-2005 -- "We want God, we want God" : the churches and the collapse of European Marxist-Leninism 1970-1990 -- Cubes, domes, and death cults : Europe after 9/11.

Summary:

Beginning with the chaotic post-World War I landscape, in which religious belief was one way of reordering a world knocked off its axis, Sacred Causes is a penetrating critique of how religion has often been camouflaged by politics. All the bloody regimes and movements of the twentieth century are masterfully captured here, from Stalin's Soviet Union, Hitler's Germany, Mussolini's Italy, and Franco's Spain through to the modern scourge of terrorism. Eloquently and persuasively combining an authoritative survey of history with a timely reminder of the dangers of radical secularism, Burleigh asks why no one foresaw the religious implications of massive Third World immigration, and he deftly investigates what are now driving calls for a civic religion to counter the terrorist threats that have so shocked the West.

ISBN:

9780060580964 (pbk.)
0060580968 (pbk.) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)213380923

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)