Religion and American Foreign Policy, 1945-1960 (Online) by
Shows how US presidents constructed a new civil religion during the Cold War era. This public theology was used to mobilize domestic support for Cold War measures, to determine the strategic boundaries of containment, to appeal to people of all religious faiths around the world to unite against communism, and to undermine the authority of communist governments within their own countries.
The Spiritual-Industrial Complex: America's Religious Battle against Communism in the Early Cold War (Online) by
Argues that American leaders in the early Cold War years considered the conflict to be profoundly religious; they saw Communism not only as godless but also as a sinister form of religion. Fighting faith with faith, they deliberately used religious beliefs and institutions as part of the plan to defeat the Soviet enemy.
God and Race in American Politics (Online) by
Traces the political effects of the religious intermingling with race. Reveals the profound role of religion in American political history and in American discourse on race and social justice.
The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church's Complicity in Racism by
Details how the American church has helped create and maintain racist ideas and practices.
White Borders: The History of Race and Immigration in the United States from Chinese Exclusion to the Border Wall by
Through stories stories and in-depth analysis of major immigration cases, Jones explores the intersection between white supremacy and anti-immigration bias but also the lasting impacts this perfect storm of hatred has had on United States law.
Christian Citizens: Reading the Bible in Black and White in the Post-Emancipation South (Online) by
Shows how southerners, black and white, drew on biblical narratives as the basis for very different political imaginaries during and after Reconstruction.
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