Christian America and the Kingdom of God
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.…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-252-09154-4
- EAN: 9780252091544
- Produktnummer: 20439080
- Verlag: University of Illinois Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 232 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 561 KB
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