Belief in God as a Foundation for Strategic Planners--A New Look at Values and Old Church And State Issues.

Abstract

The responsibilities of strategic leaders are as diverse as they are awesome. One of the critical prerequisites which all strategic leaders must possess, however, is a clear and comprehensive understanding of the relationship which exists between national values, national purpose and national military strategy. Historically, one of the most important national values for the citizenry of the United States is the right to believe in God as one chooses, and the freedom to act upon that belief. Provided for in the Declaration of Independence, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution, and codified by every branch of the Federal Government this fundamental premise has been a prime source of inspiration, motivation, courage, commitment, and compassion for America's military personnel of all ranks and positions from the Revolutionary War to the present. This paper looks at the fact and results of belief in God and religion as a foundational underpinning of strategic planning by examining historical documents and policy, and by reexamining church and state issues.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA309103

Entities

People

  • Winfield D. Buzby

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chaplains
  • Christianity
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Military Operations
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • Security
  • Supreme Court
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design