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Identifies five "myths" that shape American belief systems including those of the Chosen Nation, Nature's Nation, the Christian Nation, the Millennial Nation, and the Innocent Nation, citing how they contributed to such issues as terrorism and the takeover of American lands from indigenous people. (Social Science)
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The dream of restoring primitive Christianity lies close to the core of the identity of some American denominations---Churches of Christ, Latter-day Saints, some Mennonites, and a variety of Holiness and Pentecostal denominations. But how can a return to ancient Christianity be sustained in a world increasingly driven by modernization? What meaning might such a vision have in the modern world? Twelve distinguished scholars explore these and related questions in this provocative book.
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