UID:
edocfu_9959870340902883
Format:
1 online resource (310 p.)
ISBN:
0-19-023099-1
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0-19-023100-9
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0-19-023098-3
Content:
Steven Green examines the evidence supporting claims that America's founding principles are based in part on religion. These claims usually centre on the Puritan background to republican government, assertions of divine providence directing the leaders and events of the American Revolution, and the religious beliefs of various Founders. The book shows that the notion of a Christian origin for American government is one of the nation's leading founding myths, one that was consciously created during the early nineteenth century as part of the drive to establish a national identity.
Note:
Includes index.
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: The Christian Nation Debate, Methodological Fallacies, and the Role of Myths""; ""1. A Haven for Religious Freedom""; ""2. A Model for Christian and Civil Government""; ""3. The Revolutionary and Constitutional Impulse""; ""4. A Government of Men""; ""5. The Birth of a Myth""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Index""
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-067522-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-023097-5
Language:
English
