Hughes, Richard T. 1943-

Christian America and the Kingdom of God / Richard T. Hughes ; foreword by Brian McLaren. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2009. - xiii, 211 p. ; 24 cm.

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

Introduction : getting our bearings -- Christian America as God's chosen people -- The witness of the Hebrew Bible -- The witness of the New Testament -- Why do we think of America as a Christian nation? -- A fundamentalist vision for Christian America : from the Scopes trial to George W. Bush.

9780252032851 (cloth : alk. paper) 0252032853

2008050477

GBA966760 bnb

015307151 Uk


Religion


Christianity and politics--United States.
Kingdom of God--Political aspects--United States.
Particularism (Theology)--Political aspects--United States.
Kingdom of God--Biblical teaching.
Particularism (Theology)--Biblical teaching.

BR517 / .H83 2009

277.3/08