Militant Christianity : An Anthropological History
Alice Beck. Kehoe
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan , 2012
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (207 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Militant Christianity; Militant Christianity: An Anthropological History; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Cultural Traditions; Key Concepts; The Argument of This Book; Chapter 2: The Pagan Christian Icon; Constantine Establishes Christianity; Chapter 3: Indo-European Christianity: The Foundation; The "Dark Ages" and the Conversion of Europe; Chapter 4: Europe's Pagan Christianity; War; The Military Orders; Martin Luther; The Reformation; Chapter 5: Protestantism Fits the State; Protestant States; Protestant Militancy; Competition; Chapter 6: Capitalism. - Capitalism and the Militant Christian RightPostscript; Chapter 13: Fortifying the Home Front; SUMMARY; Revisionist History; Evolution; Order and Discipline; Depravity Is the Foundation; Chapter 14: Evolving Tradition, Resilient Backlash; On the Blurry Edge; Warriors; POUND & PULVERIZE with IMPRECATORY PRAYER POWER; An Anthropological Perspective; Chapter 15: Conclusion: The Culture of Militant Christianity; Theories of Religion; The American Militant Christian Right as a Postmodern Case Study; Conclusion; Notes; References by Chapter; References; Index. - Capitalism before IndustrializationChapter 7: Antebellum America; Revivals; Jacksonian America; Chapter 8: Manifest Destiny; Manifest Destiny and the Civil War; Ramifications of Postbellum Industrialization; Chapter 9: Hegemony through Philanthropy; Rockefeller and Carnegie Foundations' Political Effects; Chapter 10: Secularism Threatens; Religion versus Liberalism; The Postwar War; Chapter 11: Assault on the Secular Nation; The Christian Right Organizes; And on the Far Right; Chapter 12: Interlocking Directorates: Business and Politics; CEOs; Militant Christian Entrepreneurs. - A powerful chronicle of the astounding persistence of Indo-European glorification of battle, morphed into today's militant Christian Right. The book is written as a lively chronicle making clear the astounding power of the ancient cultural tradition embedding our language, and the real battle we face to contain this 'Christian' jihad.
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| ISBN | 9781137282149. - 9781137282446
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