LEADER 04170nam 2200661 450 001 9910778910803321 005 20230721020650.0 010 $a0-271-07424-8 010 $a0-271-05331-3 010 $a0-271-05471-9 010 $a0-271-05651-7 010 $a0-271-05590-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9780271056517 035 $a(CKB)2550000000088631 035 $a(OCoLC)780538077 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10532124 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000607260 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11354041 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000607260 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10584537 035 $a(PQKB)11658963 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3384887 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10137 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6224612 035 $a(DE-B1597)583969 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780271056517 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000088631 100 $a20200930d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHomeland mythology $ebiblical narratives in American culture /$fChristopher Collins 210 1$aUniversity Park, Pennsylvania :$cPennsylvania State University Press,$d[2007] 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-271-02993-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [249]-256) and index. 327 $aHomeland and its discontents -- Biblical time and the full narrative cycle -- Myths of curses, myths of blessings -- Narratives of the night -- Abduction narratives -- Homeland nostalgia and holy war -- Secular modernism, biblical style. 330 $aSince 9/11, America has presented itself to the world as a Christianist culture, no less antimodern and nostalgic for an idealized past than its Islamist foes. The master-narrative both sides share might sound like this: Once upon a time, the values of the righteous community coincided with those of the state. Home and land were harmoniously united under God. But through intellectual pride (read: science) and disobedience (read: human rights), this God-blessed homeland was lost and is now worth every drop of blood it takes, ours and others', to recover.For Americans, the prime source for this once-and-future-kingdom myth is the Bible, with its many narratives of blessings gained, lost, and regained: the garden of Eden, the covenant with Abraham, the bondage in Egypt, the exodus under Moses, the glory of David and Solomon's realm, the coming of the promised Messiah, his crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension into heaven, his apocalyptic return at the end of history, and his establishment of the earthly kingdom of God. As Homeland Mythology shows, these biblical narratives have, over time, inspired a multitude of nationalist narratives, myths ingeniously spun out to justify a number of decidedly unchristian policies and institutions-from Indian genocide, the slave trade, and the exploitation of immigrant workers to Manifest Destiny, imperial expansionism, and, most recently, preemptive war.On March 25, 2001, George W. Bush shared a bit of political wisdom: "You can fool some of the people all of the time-and those are the ones you have to concentrate on." The cynical use of religion to cloak criminal behavior is always worth exposing, but why our leaders lie to us is no longer a mystery. What does remain mysterious is why so many of us are disposed to believe their lies. The unexamined issue that this book addresses is, therefore, not the mendacity of the few, but the credulity of the many. 606 $aChristianity and culture$zUnited States 606 $aChurch and state$zUnited States 606 $aChristianity and politics$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xChurch history 615 0$aChristianity and culture 615 0$aChurch and state 615 0$aChristianity and politics 676 $a973.01 700 $aCollins$b Christopher$01038429 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778910803321 996 $aHomeland mythology$93724950 997 $aUNINA