Hellfire nation : the politics of sin in american history / James A. Morone.
Hellfire nation : the politics of sin in american history / James A. Morone.
Hellfire nation : the politics of sin in american history / James A. Morone.
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New Haven : Yale University Press, c2002.
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N973/513
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English
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xii, 575 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: A Nation with the Soul of a Church -- Pt. I. The Puritan Foundations of Morality Politics (1630-1776) -- Ch. 1. Us: The City on a Hill -- Ch. 2. Them: Heretic, Heathen, and Witch -- Ch. 3. The Puritans Become America -- Pt. II. The Abolitionist Crusade (1800-1865) -- Ch. 4. The Wrath o...
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New Haven : Yale University Press, c2002.
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Connecticut
Date Published
c2002.
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"The American Constitution firmly separates church and state. Yet religion lies at the heart of American polities. How did America become a nation with the soul of a church? In Hellfire Nation, James Morone recasts American history as a moral epic. From the colonial era to the present day, Americans embraced a Providential mission, tangled with dev...
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Hellfire nation : the politics of sin in american history / James A. Morone.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N973/513
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74Vv545vpp3M
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0300094841
9780300094848 (alk. paper)
0300094841 (alk. paper)
9780300094848
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973
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991017836499702626
