At the close of the Spanish-American War the United States found itself in possession of a colonial empire. The role played by the American Catholic Church in i
At the close of the Spanish-American War the United States found itself in possession of a colonial empire. The role played by the American Catholic Church in i
When is a war a holy crusade? And when does theology cause Christians to condemn violence? In American Crusade, Benjamin Wetzel argues that the Civil War, the S
Over the course of the twentieth century, Catholics, who make up a quarter of the population of the United States, made significant contributions to American cu
Recovers a forgotten history of how U.S. Christian leaders, in the era of Spanish-American War, began using Christian ideas to promote an American responsibilit