North American Churches and the Cold War

History textbooks typically list 1945–1990 as the Cold War years, but it is clear that tensions from that period are still influencing world politics today. While much attention is given to political and social responses to those first nuclear threats, none has been given to the reactions of Christian churches. North American Churches and the Cold War offers the first systematic reflection on the diverse responses of Canadian and American churches to potential nuclear disaster.

A mix of scholars and church leaders, the contributors analyze the anxieties, dilemmas, and hopes that Christian churches felt as World War II gave way to the nuclear age. As they faced either nuclear annihilation or peaceful reconciliation, Christians were forced to take stands on such issues as war, communism, and their relationship to Christians in Eastern Europe. As we continue to navigate the nuclear era, this book provides insight into Chris-tian responses to future adversities and conflicts.

CONTRIBUTORS

William Alexander Blaikie

James Christie

Nicholas Denysenko

Gary Dorrien

Mark Thomas Edwards

Peter Eisenstadt

Jill K. Gill

Michael Graziano

Barbara Green

Raymond Haberski Jr.

Jeremy Hatfield

Gordon L. Heath

D. Oliver Herbel

Norman Hjelm

Daniel G. Hummel

Dianne Kirby

Leonid Kishkovsky

Nadieszda Kizenko

John Lindner

David Little

Joseph Loya

Paul Mojzes

Andrei V. Psarev

Bruce Rigdon

Walter Sawatsky

Axel R. Schäfer

Todd Scribner

Gayle Thrift

Steven M. Tipton

Frederick Trost

Lucian Turcescu

Charles West

James E. Will

Lois Wilson