Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The Cold War Romance of Religious Authenticity: Will Herberg, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Rise of the New Right. |
| Authors: |
Gaston, K. Healan |
| Source: |
Journal of American History. Mar2013, Vol. 99 Issue 4, p1133-1158. 26p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*History, Conservatism, Conservatism & religion, Democracy & religion, Conservatives, Twentieth century, History of conservatism |
| Geographic Terms: |
United States |
| People: |
Herberg, Will, Buckley, William F. (William Frank), 1925-2008, Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971 |
| Abstract: |
An essay is presented on American Jewish writer and intellectual Will Herberg's political conservatism. It examines his views on the Judeo-Christian foundations of American democracy and his relationship with conservative author and New Right figure William F. Buckley Jr. The author explores the influence of Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr on Herberg and Herberg's involvement in the anticommunist and antisecularist Foundation for Religious Action in the Social and Civil Order (FRASCO). |
| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
