One Nation Under God
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We're often told that the United States is, was, and always has been a Christian nation. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse reveals that the belief that America is fundamentally...
Published By Basic Books
Format Paperback
Category
Number Of Pages 384
Publication Date 05/03/2016
ISBN 9780465097418
Dimensions 6 inches x 9.2 inches
"A deftly detailed history of Christianity's service to capitalism in the United States."—New Republic
"Kruse tells a big and important story about the mingling of religion and politics since the 1930s."—New York Times Book Review
"Fascinating."—Washington Post
"An important and convincing reminder that the roots of Christianity were cultivated well before the era of the religious right."—Wall Street Journal
"An illuminating addition to the growing field of the history of American conservatism and capitalism, as well as a vibrant study of the way cultural influence works-one that will make it impossible to take for granted the small print on the back of a dollar bill ever again.... This is what's most interesting in the story Kruse is telling: the pattern of continuity and change that links our own time with those that came before."—The Nation