Mission and Menace: Four Centuries of American Religious Zeal

by Robert Jewett

Book Overview

Observing that Abraham Lincoln once described the United States as an "almost chosen nation," Robert Jewett offers a critical survey of the history of America's self-understanding as a nation enjoying both divine blessing and a God-given vocation as a "city on a hill." From beginnings at Jamestown, Jewett shows, the American mythology of divine mission has decisively shaped both domestic and foreign policies of the developing nation, and it remains...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800662849
• ISBN13: 9780800662844
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"