![]() Apart from assisting me in accessing the Mahan Papers, she helped me in numerous ways, including arranging the details of my trip to Newport. It is also my pleasure to thank Evelyn Cherpak, now retired, but for many years the archivist at the Naval War College Library. Likewise, Wayne Kempton answered many questions from me over the years, helped me track down obscure sources, and even solved some mysteries. No one knows as much about the nineteenth-century Episcopal Church as Bruce Mullin, and he graciously answered many queries from me about Milo Mahan’s career at General Theological Seminary and his mentoring of his nephew Alfred. Two other historians to whom I owe special thanks are Robert Bruce Mullin, professor of Modern Anglican Studies at General Theological Seminary and historiographer of the Episcopal Church, and Wayne Kempton, archivist of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. With a doctorate in theology and many years’ experience in the field of scholarly publishing, she was the ideal person to take on this task, which she graciously agreed to do. I also thank my dear friend Ruth Richardson Ragovin, who read the first draft and made many helpful suggestions. Jon Sumida also read the entire first draft and gave me a detailed critique that made the revised version much better. John Hattendorf sent me a number of books, pamphlets, and catalogs from the Naval War College Press that got me started. ![]() I am happy to acknowledge my tremendous debt to them and to thank them for all the assistance they rendered along the way. Both of them believed that a study of Mahan’s religion was long overdue and they encouraged me to pursue it. Sumida, professor of history at the University of Maryland. King Professor of Maritime History at the United States Naval War College, and Jon T. I was fortunate early on to connect with two distinguished naval history scholars, John B. I put aside other projects and pursued Mahan for the next seventeen years. And the few who did pay attention seemed to lack even the most rudimentary knowledge of the Bible, church history in general, and the Episcopal Church in particular. When I first read about Mahan, just for my own interest, I was intrigued by his religious faith and wondered why hardly anyone paid any attention to it when it clearly played such a major role in his life and thought. ![]() Like Mahan, I am an active Episcopal layperson. This project came about because of the convergence of two of my academic interests, American religion and naval history, in the person of Alfred Thayer Mahan. Mahan with grandson Alfred Thayer Mahan II Print editions meet the requirements of ANSI/NISO z39.48–1992Ģ3 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 159 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1įirst printing TO THE MEMORY OF GRAHAM CONTENTSĬhapter 4 Family Man and Burgeoning AuthorĬhapter 5 Providence and Sea Power: Our Jomini Is Here Title: Influence of religion on Alfred Thayer Mahan. Naval historians-United States-Biography. ![]() Includes bibliographical references and index.ĭescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher resource not viewed. God and sea power: the influence of religion on Alfred Thayer Mahan / by Suzanne Geissler. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. This book has been brought to publication with the generous assistance of Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest.Īll rights reserved.
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