Markku Ruotsila is an adjunct professor of American church history at the University of Helsinki and an adjunct professor of American and British history at the University of Tampere. He is the author of several books, including John Spargo and American Socialism.

Ruotsila has given us a superior study. It is refreshing to see church history treated with such sophistication. Journal of American History Ruotsila has done impressive research, immersing himself in unexplored original source material. He treats matters of faith respectfully with a seriousness not always found among scholars today. Politics and Religion A well-researched and adeptly argued book ... Ruotsila demonstrates yet again why scholars of religion and diplomatic historians should study together more often. In the key debate over U.S. entry into the League of Nations, won eventually by the naysayers, Ruotsila clearly shows the influence of conservative Christianity. Church History

• Introduction: Christian Anti-Internationalism 1. The Social Gospel and Modern Internationalism 2. Dispensationalists: Prefiguring the Latter Days 3. Calvinists: Contesting the Public Means of Grace 4. Lutherans: The Two Kingdoms and the Antichrist 5. Methodists and Episcopalians: A Few Dissenting Voices 6. Religion and the League of Nations Fight in the Senate 7. Religion and the League for the Preservation of American Independence 8. The Persistence of Christian Anti-Internationalism Conclusion: Christian Anti-Internationalism in Historical Context Notes Bibliography Index

Markku Ruotsila is an adjunct professor of American church history at the University of Helsinki and an adjunct professor of American and British history at the University of Tampere. He is the author of several books, including John Spargo and American Socialism.

Ruotsila has given us a superior study. It is refreshing to see church history treated with such sophistication. Journal of American History Ruotsila has done impressive research, immersing himself in unexplored original source material. He treats matters of faith respectfully with a seriousness not always found among scholars today. Politics and Religion A well-researched and adeptly argued book ... Ruotsila demonstrates yet again why scholars of religion and diplomatic historians should study together more often. In the key debate over U.S. entry into the League of Nations, won eventually by the naysayers, Ruotsila clearly shows the influence of conservative Christianity. Church History

• Introduction: Christian Anti-Internationalism 1. The Social Gospel and Modern Internationalism 2. Dispensationalists: Prefiguring the Latter Days 3. Calvinists: Contesting the Public Means of Grace 4. Lutherans: The Two Kingdoms and the Antichrist 5. Methodists and Episcopalians: A Few Dissenting Voices 6. Religion and the League of Nations Fight in the Senate 7. Religion and the League for the Preservation of American Independence 8. The Persistence of Christian Anti-Internationalism Conclusion: Christian Anti-Internationalism in Historical Context Notes Bibliography Index

Markku Ruotsila is an adjunct professor of American church history at the University of Helsinki and an adjunct professor of American and British history at the University of Tampere. He is the author of several books, including John Spargo and American Socialism.

Ruotsila has given us a superior study. It is refreshing to see church history treated with such sophistication. Journal of American History Ruotsila has done impressive research, immersing himself in unexplored original source material. He treats matters of faith respectfully with a seriousness not always found among scholars today. Politics and Religion A well-researched and adeptly argued book ... Ruotsila demonstrates yet again why scholars of religion and diplomatic historians should study together more often. In the key debate over U.S. entry into the League of Nations, won eventually by the naysayers, Ruotsila clearly shows the influence of conservative Christianity. Church History

• Introduction: Christian Anti-Internationalism 1. The Social Gospel and Modern Internationalism 2. Dispensationalists: Prefiguring the Latter Days 3. Calvinists: Contesting the Public Means of Grace 4. Lutherans: The Two Kingdoms and the Antichrist 5. Methodists and Episcopalians: A Few Dissenting Voices 6. Religion and the League of Nations Fight in the Senate 7. Religion and the League for the Preservation of American Independence 8. The Persistence of Christian Anti-Internationalism Conclusion: Christian Anti-Internationalism in Historical Context Notes Bibliography Index