Christian Nation?

The United States in Popular Perception and Historical Reality

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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This fascinating study examines America's complex and confusing history of arguing with itself over religion and secularism, God and politics, church and state.Hundreds of books are devoted to the ever-timely subject of the separation of church and state in America, but none does exactly what Christian Nation?: The United States in Popular Perception and Historical Reality does. Unlike other studies, this intriguing examination asks the right questions, defines the terms of the debate, explores the widely diverging points of view with equal respect for all sides, and provides insightful commentary and factual conclusions that cut through the clutter.The book begins with several questions: Is the United States a "Christian Nation?" Has it ever been? Was it ever meant to be? What did the Founding Fathers say? How has this issue been interpreted by various individuals and factions over the centuries? The author then surveys the vast literature on this topic, including the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence and the competing and/or complimentary views of various Founding Fathers to arrive at the answers—and, at long last, the truth.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-05-26
Mått156 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780313386428

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PrefaceIntroduction: The Church-State Issue as Historical EntertainmentPerceptionsHistoriography1. The American "Way": Fabricating a New Creed for a Nascent NationThe National ParadoxThe Founders and What They FoundedNationalism, the Civic Religion, and Peer Pressure2. The American "Israel": Considering the Annuit Coeptis TheoryA Chosen PeopleReligiosity and the Numbers Game3. The American "Pie": Considering the History of E Pluribus UnumIngredientsRecipeMove to America, Shake WellServe Hot4. The American "Magna Carta": Congress Shall Make No Law … So Neither Should the Supreme CourtDivision of LaborDevelopments in the Revolution and Early RepublicThe Philosophy of SeparationismExploring the First Amendment5. The American "Orthodoxy": Nonconformity among the FoundersFreethinkers and FreethinkingDeismFreemasonry6. The American "Irrationalism": The Founders and the Reasonableness of ReligionThe Declaration of IrrationalismThe Irrational ConstitutionA Utilitarian Faith?7. The American "Exemplars": Founders Who Led by ExampleThe Bit PlayersBenjamin FranklinGeorge WashingtonJohn AdamsThomas JeffersonJames MadisonAlexander Hamilton8. The American "Duality": The Art and Science of EquipoiseFaith and ReasonGod and MammonNorth and SouthConservatism and LiberalismConclusion: A Novus Ordo Seclorum?NotesBibliographyIndex