Christian America and the Kingdom of God

Name: Christian America and the Kingdom of God
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ISBN: 9780252032851

ISBN-10: 0252032853

ISBN-13: 9780252032851

Edition: 2008

Authors: Richard T. Hughes, Brian D. McLaren

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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. Many fundamentalist and evangelical leaders routinely promote this notion, and millions of Americans simply assume the Christian character of the United States. 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 conviction and careful consideration,…

Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 6/25/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Getting Our Bearings



Christian American 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


Notes


Index