{"product_id":"errand-into-the-wilderness-of-mirrors-religion-and-the-history-of-the-cia-paperback","title":"Errand Into the Wilderness of Mirrors: Religion and the History of the CIA - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Graziano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReveals the previous underexplored influence of religious thought in building the foundations of the CIA.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Michael Graziano's intriguing book fuses two landmark titles in American history: Perry Miller's \u003ci\u003eErrand into the Wilderness \u003c\/i\u003e(1956), about the religious worldview of the early Massachusetts colonists, and David Martin's \u003ci\u003eWilderness of Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e (1980), about the dangers and delusions inherent to the Central Intelligence Agency. Fittingly, \u003ci\u003eErrand into the Wilderness of Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the dangers and delusions that ensued from the religious worldview of the early molders of the Central Intelligence Agency. Graziano argues that the religious approach to intelligence by key OSS and CIA figures like \"Wild\" Bill Donovan and Edward Lansdale was an essential, and overlooked, factor in establishing the agency's concerns, methods, and understandings of the world. In a practical sense, this was because the Roman Catholic Church already had global networks of people and safe places that American agents could use to their advantage. But more tellingly, Graziano shows, American intelligence officers were overly inclined to view powerful religions and religious figures through the frameworks of Catholicism. As Graziano makes clear, these misconceptions often led to tragedy and disaster on an international scale. By braiding the development of the modern intelligence agency with the story of postwar American religion, \u003ci\u003eErrand into the Wilderness of Mirrors \u003c\/i\u003edelivers a provocative new look at a secret driver of one of the major engines of American power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Graziano\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of religion at the University of Northern Iowa. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756080259405,"sku":"9780226829432","price":73.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/5fNzAObUAh9780226829432.webp?v=1776722068","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/errand-into-the-wilderness-of-mirrors-religion-and-the-history-of-the-cia-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}