American Christianities - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Christianities write by Catherine A. Brekus. This book was released on 2011-12-01. American Christianities available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the founding of the first colonies until the present, the influence of Christianity, as the dominant faith in American society, has extended far beyond church pews into the wider culture. Yet, at the same time, Christians in the United States have disagreed sharply about the meaning of their shared tradition, and, divided by denominational affiliation, race, and ethnicity, they have taken stances on every side of contested public issues from slavery to women's rights. This volume of twenty-two original essays, contributed by a group of prominent thinkers in American religious studies, provides a sophisticated understanding of both the diversity and the alliances among Christianities in the United States and the influences that have shaped churches and the nation in reciprocal ways. American Christianities explores this paradoxical dynamic of dominance and diversity that are the true marks of a faith too often perceived as homogeneous and monolithic. Contributors: Catherine L. Albanese, University of California, Santa Barbara James B. Bennett, Santa Clara University Edith Blumhofer, Wheaton College Ann Braude, Harvard Divinity School Catherine A. Brekus, University of Chicago Divinity School Kristina Bross, Purdue University Rebecca L. Davis, University of Delaware Curtis J. Evans, University of Chicago Divinity School Tracy Fessenden, Arizona State University Kathleen Flake, Vanderbilt University Divinity School W. Clark Gilpin, University of Chicago Divinity School Stewart M. Hoover, University of Colorado at Boulder Jeanne Halgren Kilde, University of Minnesota David W. Kling, University of Miami Timothy S. Lee, Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University Dan McKanan, Harvard Divinity School Michael D. McNally, Carleton College Mark A. Noll, University of Notre Dame Jon Pahl, The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Sally M. Promey, Yale University Jon H. Roberts, Boston University Jonathan D. Sarna, Brandeis University
Christian America and the Kingdom of God
Christian America and the Kingdom of God - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christian America and the Kingdom of God write by Richard T. Hughes. This book was released on 2010-10-01. Christian America and the Kingdom of God available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The idea of the United States as a Christian nation is a powerful, seductive, and potentially destructive theme in American life, culture, and politics. And yet, as Richard T. Hughes reveals in this powerful book, the biblical vision of the "kingdom of God" stands at odds with the values and actions of an American empire that sanctions war instead of peace, promotes dominance and oppression instead of reconciliation, and exalts wealth and power instead of justice for the poor and needy. With extensive analysis of both Christian scripture and American history from the founding of the republic to the present day, Christian America and the Kingdom of God illuminates the devastating irony of a "Christian America" that so often behaves in unchristian ways.
The Jefferson Bible
The Jefferson Bible - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Jefferson Bible write by Thomas Jefferson. This book was released on 2014-01-05. The Jefferson Bible available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Jefferson Bible, or The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth as it is formally titled, was a book constructed by Thomas Jefferson in the latter years of his life by cutting and pasting numerous sections from various Bibles as extractions of the doctrine of Jesus. Jefferson's composition excluded sections of the New Testament containing supernatural aspects as well as perceived misinterpretations he believed had been added by the Four Evangelists. In 1895, the Smithsonian Institution under the leadership of librarian Cyrus Adler purchased the original Jefferson Bible from Jefferson's great-granddaughter Carolina Randolph for $400. A conservation effort commencing in 2009, in partnership with the museum's Political History department, allowed for a public unveiling in an exhibit open from November 11, 2011, through May 28, 2012, at the National Museum of American History.
The New Shape of World Christianity
The New Shape of World Christianity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The New Shape of World Christianity write by Mark A. Noll. This book was released on 2009-05. The New Shape of World Christianity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Noll makes a compelling case that how Americans have come to practice the Christian faith is just as globally important as what the American church has done in the world.
Eerdmans' Handbook to Christianity in America
Eerdmans' Handbook to Christianity in America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Eerdmans' Handbook to Christianity in America write by Mark A. Noll. This book was released on 1983. Eerdmans' Handbook to Christianity in America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Essays that provide a history of the Christian church in the United States with biographical information on church leaders, the different organized churches, and popular Christian movements.
