{"product_id":"mission-and-menace-four-centuries-of-american-religious-zeal-paperback-1","title":"Mission and Menace: Four Centuries of American Religious Zeal - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Jewett\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eObserving that Abraham Lincoln once described the United Statesas an \"almost chosen nation,\" Robert Jewett offers a critical surveyof the history of America's self-understanding as a nation enjoyingboth divine blessing and a God-given vocation as a \"city on a hill.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom beginnings at Jamestown, Jewett shows, the Americanmythology of divine mission has decisively shaped both domesticand foreign policies of the developing nation, and it remains one ofthe most important forces affecting the United States' role in theworld today. Chapters include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Colonial Beginnings: The City Set Upon a Hill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Second Great Awakening, Manifest Destiny, Reform andReaction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the Civil Rights Movement to the Vietnam War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Political Distortion of Religion: TriumphantFundamentalism, Impeachment, and the War against Terrorismand more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in the tradition of Howard Zinn's \u003ci\u003eA People's History of theUnited States, \u003c\/i\u003e the volume includes black and white illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8.96 x 5.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42591742001248,"sku":"9780800662844","price":54.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/RUxSbk9LMEdkeDZtT2s5S1RLSVlMQT09.webp?v=1771368944","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/mission-and-menace-four-centuries-of-american-religious-zeal-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}