Download or read book Lutherans and the Longest War written by David E. Settje and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2006-12-20 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dialogue between American Lutherans about foreign policy during the contentious decade provides an interesting perspective on the historiography of the US during the Vietnam era, says Settje, because they have never been a homogeneous or unified group, and represent a broad spectrum of religious, political, and diplomatic views not particularly associated with liberal or conservative positions. While he does look at some Lutherans who took public action, his focus is on debates within the denomination.