Acts of Conscience: Christian Nonviolence and Modern American Democracy

by Joseph Kip Kosek

Book Overview

In response to the massive bloodshed that defined the twentieth century, American religious radicals developed a modern form of nonviolent protest, one that combined Christian principles with new uses of mass media. Greatly influenced by the ideas of Mohandas Gandhi, these "acts of conscience" included sit-ins, boycotts, labor strikes, and conscientious objection to war.

Beginning with World War I and ending with the ascendance of Martin...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231144199
• ISBN13: 9780231144193
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher