Inventing a Christian America : the myth of the religious founding

Inventing a Christian America : the myth of the religious founding / Steven K. Green.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Green, Steven K. (Steven Keith), 1955- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld 1600-1783 Freedom of religion > United States > History. Christianity and politics > United States > History. Founding Fathers of the United States > Religious life. Church and state > United States > History. National characteristics, American > History. Collective memory > United States > History. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy. Christianity and politics Church and state Collective memory Freedom of religion National characteristics, American Christentum Geschichtsbild Staat Kirche Religionsfreiheit Zivilreligion Kristendom > Nordamerika. United States > Church history. United States > History > Errors, inventions, etc. New England > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783. New England United States Electronic books. Church history History
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: The Christian Nation Debate, Methodological Fallacies, and the Role of Myths
A Haven for Religious Freedom
A Model for Christian and Civil Government
The Revolutionary and Constitutional Impulse
A Government of Men
The Birth of a Myth
Conclusion.