The Worldview of Redemptive Violence in the US

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Introduction

   • Wayne Lavender

   Pages 1-13

3. Was Ist Eine Weltanschauung, aka What Is a Worldview?

   • Wayne Lavender

   Pages 15-26

4. The Worldview Discovered in Marble, Granite, Bronze, Steel, and Concrete

   • Wayne Lavender

   Pages 27-55

5. The Comingling of US History with US Military History

   • Wayne Lavender

   Pages 57-73

6. The Stars and Stripes in Church: Confusion over Sacred and Profane

   • Wayne Lavender

   Pages 75-97

7. Post-Constantinian Christianity in the United States

   • Wayne Lavender

   Pages 99-123

8. George Washington and the Apple Tree: Legends and Myths in the United States

   • Wayne Lavender

   Pages 125-153

9. Seeing the Water Wherein We Reside and Understanding Its Consequences

   • Wayne Lavender

   Pages 155-173

10. The US Can (and Must) Change Its Worldview!

    • Wayne Lavender

    Pages 175-194

11. Back Matter

    Pages 195-207

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Through US military history, Lavender directly confronts the dominant US viewpoint of redemptive violence, the concept that a nation can use its military to improve the human condition. Alternatives are presented in order to encourage the current recessive worldview that supports conflict resolution, cooperation, collaboration and peaceful efforts.

• conflict
• Front
• violence
• us politics

Wayne Lavender is a UMC pastor dedicated to creating a world of peace with justice for all people. He pastored churches in Connecticut, taught for 18 months in Iraq and serves as the Executive Director of the Foundation 4 Orphans and Habitat for Humanity, South Hampton Roads.

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