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UNINA9910968057603321 |
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Autore |
Hughes Richard T (Richard Thomas), <1943-> |
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Titolo |
Christian America and the Kingdom of God / / Richard T. Hughes ; foreword by Brian McLaren |
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Urbana, : University of Illinois Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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9786613044013 |
9781283044011 |
1283044013 |
9780252091544 |
025209154X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Christianity and politics - United States |
Kingdom of God - Political aspects - United States |
Particularism (Theology) - Political aspects - United States |
Kingdom of God - Biblical teaching |
Particularism (Theology) - Biblical teaching |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : getting our bearings -- Christian America as God's chosen people -- The witness of the Hebrew Bible -- The witness of the New Testament -- Why do we think of America as a Christian nation? -- A fundamentalist vision for Christian America : from the Scopes trial to George W. Bush. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The idea of the United States as a Christian nation is a powerful, seductive, and potentially destructive theme in American life, culture, and politics. And yet, as Richard T. Hughes reveals in this powerful book, the biblical vision of the "kingdom of God" stands at odds with the values and actions of an American empire that sanctions war instead of peace, promotes dominance and oppression instead of reconciliation, and exalts wealth and power instead of justice for the poor and needy. With extensive analysis of both Christian scripture and American history from the founding of the republic to the present day, Christian America and the Kingdom of God illuminates the devastating |
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