Although seen widely as the twentieth-century's great religious war, as a conflict between the god-fearing and the godless, the religious dimension of the Cold War has never been subjected to a scholarly critique. This unique study shows why religion is a key Cold War variable. A specially commissioned collection of new scholarship, it provides fresh insights into the complex nature of the Cold War. It has profound resonance today with the resurgence of religion as a political force in global society.

FRANK J. COPPA Professor of History, St John's University, New York ANNA DICKINSON Researcher GEORGE EGERTON Associate Professor of History, University of British Columbia, Canada CHARLES R. GALLAGHER Lecturer, Department of History, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts PAUL HAINSWORTH Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Ulster, N.Ireland MATTHEW HOCKENOS Assistant Professor of History, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York IAN JONES Lloyd Researcher, Lincoln Theological Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Sheffield PETER C. KENT Professor of History, University of New Brunswick HARTMUT LEHMANN Adjunct Professor at the Universities of Göttingen and Kiel JOHN POLLARD Professor of Modern European History, Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge TONY SHAW Senior Lecturer in History, University of Hertfordshire