Topic 8: Visions of National Power and
Destiny
1. World Wars
Reading:
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Marty: chap. 16 (361-371) World War I and the Dream of
One Kingdom
o
Wilson, Bryan & effects of the war on their Progressive
vision
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Cherry: Part 6: American Destiny and World Wars
o
Msg. Thomas on Patriotism - a RC priest preaches on the
war
o
Wilson presents the Peace Treaty
o
FDR's Annual Message, 1942
o
Reinhold Niebuhr's thoughts on Anglo-Saxon Destiny
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Marty, chap. 17, Conflicts, 1920s & 1930s:
Disillusionment and Controversy
2. Religious Renewal for a Super Power
Reading:
·
Marty: chap. 18 - American Ways of Life (WW II, 1950s,
Consensus)
o
Dwight Eisenhower
o
John Dewey
o
Cardinal Spellman
o
Billy
Graham
o
Reinhold Niebuhr
o
Will Herberg
·
Cherry, Part 7 (301-308) International Power and Its
Limits
o
John Foster Dulles (320-327)Freedom's New Task, 1956
o
Senator Fulbright (328-342)The Arrogance of Power, 1966
