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Mission and Menace

Four Centuries of American Religious Zeal

  • Paperback
  • 365 pages
  • Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
  • 15.2 x 22.8 x 2.4 cm

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Observing that Abraham Lincoln once described the United States as an "almost chosen nation," Robert Jewett offers a critical survey of the history of America's self-understanding as a nation enjoying both divine blessing and a God-given vocation as a "city on a hill." From beginnings at Jamestown, Jewett shows, the American mythology of divine mission has decisively shaped both domestic and foreign policies of the developing nation, and it remains one of the most important forces affecting the United States' role in the world today. Chapters include: Colonial Beginnings: The City Set Upon a Hill The Second Great Awakening, Manifest Destiny, Reform and Reaction From the Civil Rights Movement to the Vietnam War The Political Distortion of Religion: Triumphant Fundamentalism, Impeachment, and the War against Terrorism and more. Written in the tradition of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, the volume includes black and white illustrations.
  • Author

    Robert Jewett

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Augsburg Fortress Publishers

  • Published

    January 2008

  • Weight

    627g

  • Page Count

    365

  • Dimensions

    15.2 x 22.8 x 2.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780800662844

  • ISBN-10

    0800662849

  • Eden Code

    4025847

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