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God and race in American politics : a short history /

Religion has been a powerful political force throughout American history. When race enters the mix the results have been some of our greatest triumphs as a nation--and some of our most shameful failures. In this important book, Mark Noll, one of the most influential historians of American religion w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Noll, Mark A., 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Religion has been a powerful political force throughout American history. When race enters the mix the results have been some of our greatest triumphs as a nation--and some of our most shameful failures. In this important book, Mark Noll, one of the most influential historians of American religion writing today, traces the explosive political effects of the religious intermingling with race. Noll demonstrates how supporters and opponents of slavery and segregation drew equally on the Bible to justify the morality of their positions. He shows how a common evangelical heritage supported Jim Crow.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 209 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-202) and index.
ISBN:9781400829736
1400829739
1282157329
9781282157323