The fifties spiritual marketplace American religion in a decade of conflict / Robert S. Ellwood

Author(s): Ellwood, Robert S., 1933-
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Subjects: United States--Religion--1945-1960
United States--Church history--20th century
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Formats: Electronic Resource, Remote
Material Type: Books
Language: English
Audience: Unspecified
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c1997
LC Classification: B, BL
Table of Contents: Preface
Introduction: Foundations of the Fifties 1
Pt. I. The Years of Dark and Dreaming, 1950-1952
Ch. 1. Events: Korea, Catholics, Protestants, and Anticommunism 27
Ch. 2. Ideas: UFOs, Existentialists, and Double Lives 63
Pt. II. Shadows at High Noon, 1953-1956
Ch. 3. Events: Bikini, the World Council, and the McCarthy Endgame 107
Ch. 4. Ideas: Beats and Books 139
Pt. III. Signs Appearing in Heaven, 1957-1959
Ch. 5. Events: Little Rock, Sputnik, John XXIII, and the Passing of the Fifties Mood 180
Ch. 6. Ideas: Israel, Mescaline, and Zen 206
Conclusion: Quiet, Confident, and Troubled: The Fifties as the Last Modern Decade in Religion 227
Notes 237
Index 257
Alternate Titles: 50s spiritual marketplace
Issued in other form: Original (DLC) 96009044 (OCoLC)34926721
Additional Authors: NetLibrary, Inc
Notes: Invalid LCCN: 96009044
ISBN: 0585002665 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0813523451
ISBN: 081352346X
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-256) and index
Reproduction notes: Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 1999. Available via the World Wide Web. Available in multiple electronic file formats. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries
Physical Description: vii, 271 p. ; 24 cm
OCLC Number: 42328545
ISBN/ISSN: 0585002665
0813523451
081352346X

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