Chosen Nations : Pursuit of the Kingdom of God and Its Influence on Democratic Values in Late Nineteenth-Century Britain and the United States /

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At the heart of the biblical myth of chosenness is the idea that God has blessed a people to be a blessing to others. It is a mission of solemn responsibility. The six British and American thinkers examined in this study embraced the myth of chosenness for their countries, believed that the libertie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Littlefield, Christina L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Christianity and politics > United States.
Christianity and politics > Great Britain.
Democracy > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • The search for shared values
  • Where, when, and who : the late-nineteenth-century mindset in Great Britain and the United States
  • Chosen nations : Christianising the social order
  • Religious liberty : cracks in the kingdom vision
  • Social reform : pursuing the kingdom of god
  • Political liberty and democracy : legislating the kingdom
  • Civil religion, then and now
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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