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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green, Steven K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of religion--United States--History.

Christianity and politics--United States--History.

United States--Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Steven Green examines the evidence supporting claims that America's founding principles are based in part on religion. These claims usually centre on the Puritan background to republican government, assertions of divine providence directing the leaders and events of the American Revolution, and the religious beliefs of various Founders. The book shows that the notion of a Christian origin for American government is one of the nation's leading founding myths, one that was consciously created during the early nineteenth century as part of the drive to establish a national identity.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: The Christian Nation Debate, Methodological Fallacies, and the Role of Myths""; ""1. A Haven for Religious Freedom""; ""2. A Model for Christian and Civil Government""; ""3. The Revolutionary and Constitutional Impulse""; ""4. A Government of Men""; ""5. The Birth of a Myth""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 25, 2015).

ISBN:

0-19-023099-1

0-19-023100-9

0-19-023098-3

OCLC:

922973320