The Battle for the American Mind
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-0-7425-3436-0 (ISBN)
The Battle for the American Mind brings together religion, politics, economics, science, and literature to present a compelling history of the American people. In this brief and entertaining book, noted historian Carl J. Richard argues that there have been three worldviews that have dominated American thought—theism, humanism, and skepticism. Theists put their faith in God, humanists in man, and skeptics have faith in neither god nor man. Each worldview has had an epoch of domination, leading to the present "Age of Confusion" where theists, humanists, and skeptics battle one another for control of American hearts and minds.
By clearly explaining what Americans believed, exploring why they did so, and showing how that impacted the nation's development, Carl J. Richard presents a unique portrait of the United States—past and present.
Carl J. Richard is professor of history at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. He is the author of The Founders and the Classics and Twelve Greeks and Romans Who Changed the World. He lives in Broussard, Louisiana.
Introduction
Unit I: The Age of Theism
Chapter 1: The Protestant Reformation: The Crucible of American Theism
Chapter 2: Early American Protestantism
Unit II: The Age of Humanism
Chapter 3: The Rise of Modern Humanism
Chapter 4: The Origins and Varieties of Republicanism
Chapter 5: Economic Theories
Chapter 6: Revivalism, Reform, and Romanticism in the Antebellum Period
Unit III: The Age of Skepticism
Chapter 7: The Rise of Modern Skepticism
Chapter 8: Pragmatism
Unit IV: The Age of Confusion
Chapter 9: American Thought since World War II
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| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.11.2006 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 151 x 225 mm |
| Gewicht | 485 g |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7425-3436-7 / 0742534367 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7425-3436-0 / 9780742534360 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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