Christian America and the Kingdom of God

White Christian Nationalism from the Puritans Through January 6, 2021

Richard T. Hughes, Christina Littlefield (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

384 Seiten

2025 | Second Edition, Updated and Expanded Edition
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-08841-4 (ISBN)

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The myth of a Christian America fuels a powerful political force sure of its moral superiority and intent on implementing a Christian nationalist agenda. Richard T. Hughes and Christina Littlefield draw on discussions of civil religion and forms of nationalism to explore the complex legal and cultural arguments for a Christian America. The authors also provide an in-depth examination of the Bible’s words on the “chosen nation” and “kingdom of God” that Christian nationalists quote to support the idea of the US as a Christian nation. A timely new edition of the acclaimed work, Christian America and the Kingdom of God spotlights how the centuries-long pursuit of a Christian America has bred an aggressive white Christian nationalism that twists faith, unleashes unchristian behavior, and threatens the nation.

Richard T. Hughes is a professor emeritus at both Pepperdine University and Messiah College. He is the author of Myths America Lives By: White Supremacy and the Stories That Give Us Meaning, Second Edition, and coauthor of Reviving the Ancient Faith: The Story of Churches of Christ in America, Third Edition. Christina Littlefield is an associate professor of communication and religion at Pepperdine University. She is the author of Chosen Nations: Pursuit of the Kingdom of God and its Influence on Democratic Values in Late-Nineteenth Century Britain and the United States.

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I. Coming to Terms with Christian Nationalism

Chapter 1. Resisting an Empire State of Mind

Chapter 2. Evaluating the Case for a Christian America

Chapter 3. Defining Christian Nationalism

Part II. Biblical Considerations

Chapter 4. The Witness of the Hebrew Bible

Chapter 5. The Witness of the New Testament: The Gospels

Chapter 6. The Witness of the New Testament: Paul and Revelation

Part III. A History of White Christian Nationalism from the Puritans through January 6, 2021

Chapter 7. Digging Deeper: The Early Roots of the Christian America Myth

Chapter 8. The Christian Century: The Battle for Christian America

Chapter 9. The Social Gospel: Kingdom Builders with an Empire State of Mind

Chapter 10. A Fundamentalist Vision for Christian America

Chapter 11. The Rise of the Christian Right

Chapter 12. Expanding Empire and Apocalyptic Fervor: The Christian Right under George W. Bush

Chapter 13. Obama the Antichrist: The Teavangelical Pursuit of a White Christian America

Chapter 14. A New Cyrus: Donald Trump Delivers for Christian America

Chapter 15. But at What Cost?

Chapter 16. Christian Nationalism since January 6

Chapter 17. What Now?

Notes

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	26.02.2025
Vorwort	Randall Balmer
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	708 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-252-08841-7 / 0252088417
ISBN-13	978-0-252-08841-4 / 9780252088414
Zustand	Neuware