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050 00 $aBR517$b.H83 2009
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100 1 $aHughes, Richard T.$q(Richard Thomas),$d1943-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88020719
245 10 $aChristian America and the Kingdom of God /$cRichard T. Hughes ; foreword by Brian McLaren.
260 $aUrbana :$bUniversity of Illinois Press,$c[2009], ©2009.
300 $axiii, 211 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $gIntroduction.$tGetting our bearings -- $g1.$tChristian America as God's chosen people -- $g2.$tThe witness of the Hebrew Bible -- $g3.$tThe witness of the New Testament -- $g4.$tWhy do we think of America as a Christian nation? -- $g5.$tA fundamentalist vision for Christian America : from the Scopes trial to George W. Bush.
520 1 $a"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, Hughes reviews the myth of Christian America from its earliest history in the founding of the republic to the present day. Extensively analyzing the Old and New Testaments, Hughes provides a solid, scripturally-based explanation of the kingdom of God - a kingdom defined by love, peace, patience, and generosity. Throughout American history, however, this concept has been appropriated by religious and political leaders and distorted into a messianic nationalism that champions the United States as God's "chosen nation" and bears little resemblance to the teachings of Jesus." "Pointing to a systemic biblical and theological illiteracy running rampant in the United States, Hughes investigates the reasons why so many Americans think of the United States as a Christian nation despite the Constitution's outright prohibition against establishing any national religion by law or coercion. He traces the development of fundamentalist Christianity throughout American history, noting especially the increased power and widespread influence of fundamentalism at the dawn of the twenty-first century, embodied and enacted by the administration of President George W. Bush and America's reaction to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aChristianity and politics$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117672
650 0 $aKingdom of God$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aParticularism (Theology)$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aKingdom of God$xBiblical teaching.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072407
650 0 $aParticularism (Theology)$xBiblical teaching.
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