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The Worldview of Redemptive Violence in the US is based on research that documents the existence of a dominant worldview within the US that supports the myth of redemptive violence, i.e. the concept that a nation can used its military (violence) to improve the human condition (redemption). Evidence is presented from the building blocks of worldview, namely collective memory, history, symbols, religion, and legends and myths. This worldview, however, leads to policies that support excessive military spending and a default position in which to use the military to solve international conflict. These policies are unsustainable, immoral, and ineffective given the realities of the world in the early decades of the 21st Century. Alternatives are presented in order to encourage the current recessive worldview that supports conflict resolution, cooperation, collaboration and peaceful efforts to solve humanity's biggest existential concerns: global climate change, pandemic poverty and an overabundance of weapons.
