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Inventing a Christian America - The Myth of the Religious Founding (Paperback)
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Among the most enduring themes in American history is the idea that
the United States was founded as a Christian nation. A pervasive
narrative in everything from school textbooks to political
commentary, it is central to the way in which many Americans
perceive the historical legacy of their nation. Yet, as Steven K.
Green shows in this illuminating new book, it is little more than a
myth. In Inventing a Christian America, Green, a leading historian
of religion and politics, explores the historical record that is
purported to support the popular belief in America's religious
founding and status as a Christian nation. He demonstrates that,
like all myths, these claims are based on historical "facts" that
have been colored by the interpretive narratives that have been
imposed upon them. In tracing the evolution of these claims and the
evidence levied in support of them from the founding of the New
England colonies, through the American Revolution, and to the
present day, he investigates how they became leading narratives in
the country's collective identity. Three critical moments in
American history shaped and continue to drive the myth of a
Christian America: the Puritan founding of New England, the
American Revolution and the forging of a new nation, and the early
years of the nineteenth century, when a second generation of
Americans sought to redefine and reconcile the memory of the
founding to match their religious and patriotic aspirations.
Seeking to shed light not only on the veracity of these ideas but
on the reasons they endure, Green ultimately shows that the notion
of America's religious founding is a myth not merely in the
colloquial sense, but also in a deeper sense, as a shared story
that gives deeper meaning to our collective national identity.
Offering a fresh look at one of the most common and contested
claims in American history, Inventing a Christian America is an
enlightening read for anyone interested in the story of-and the
debate over-America's founding.
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