Homeland Mythology: Biblical Narratives in American Culture

by Christopher Collins

Since 9/11, America has presented itself to the world as a Christianist culture, no less antimodern and nostalgic for an idealized past than its Islamist foes. The master-narrative both sides share might sound like this: Once upon a time, the values of the righteous community coincided with those of the state. Home and land were harmoniously united under God. But through intellectual pride (read: science) and disobedience (read: human rights),...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271029935
• ISBN13: 9780271029931
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"