Christian America and the Kingdom of God

著者

書誌事項

Christian America and the Kingdom of God

Richard T. Hughes ; foreword by Brian McLaren

University of Illinois Press, c2009

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全3件

この図書・雑誌をさがす

注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-203) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: cloth ISBN 9780252032851

内容説明

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. With conviction and careful consideration, Hughes reviews the myth of Christian America from its earliest history in the founding of the republic to the present day. Extensively analyzing the Old and New Testaments, Hughes provides a solid, scripturally-based explanation of the kingdom of God--a kingdom defined by love, peace, patience, and generosity. Throughout American history, however, this concept has been appropriated by religious and political leaders and distorted into a messianic nationalism that champions the United States as God's "chosen nation" and bears little resemblance to the teachings of Jesus. Pointing to a systemic biblical and theological illiteracy running rampant in the United States, Hughes investigates the reasons why so many Americans think of the United States as a Christian nation despite the Constitution's outright prohibition against establishing any national religion by law or coercion. He traces the development of fundamentalist Christianity throughout American history, noting especially the increased power and widespread influence of fundamentalism at the dawn of the twenty-first century, embodied and enacted by the administration of President George W. Bush and America's reaction to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

目次

  • Introduction: Getting Our Bearings 1
  • 1. Christian America as God's Chosen People22
  • 2. Christian America and the Kingdom of God 45
  • The Witness of the Hebrew Bible
  • 3. Christian America and the Kingdom of God 75
  • The Witness of the N
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780252078897

内容説明

The idea of the United States as a Christian nation is a powerful, seductive, and potentially destructive theme in American life, culture, and politics. 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. With extensive analysis of both Christian scripture and American history from the founding of the republic to the present day, Christian America and the Kingdom of God illuminates the devastating irony of a "Christian America" that so often behaves in unchristian ways.

目次

  • Introduction: Getting Our Bearings
  • 1. Christian America as God's Chosen People
  • 2. Christian America and the Kingdom of God: The Witness of the Hebrew Bible
  • 3. Christian America and the Kingdom of God: The Witness of the New Testament

「Nielsen BookData」 より

詳細情報

ページトップへ