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050		4	_aBR115.P7 _bL583 2013
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100	1		_aLittlefield, Christina L. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aChosen nations _h[electronic resource] : _bpursuit of the kingdom of God and its influence on democratic values in late nineteenth-century Britain and the United States / _cChristina L. Littlefield.
260			_aBaltimore, Maryland : _bProject Muse, _c2013 _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
260			_aMinneapolis [Minnesota] : _bFortress Press, _c[2013] _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (1 PDF (viii, 263 pages))
500			_aIssued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aAcknowledgments -- The search for shared values -- Where, when, and who : the late-nineteenth-century mindset in Great Britain and the United States -- Chosen nations : Christianising the social order -- Religious liberty : cracks in the kingdom vision -- Social reform : pursuing the kingdom of god -- Political liberty and democracy : legislating the kingdom -- Civil religion, then and now -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aAt the heart of the biblical myth of chosenness is the idea that God has blessed a people to be a blessing to others. It is a mission of solemn responsibility. The six British and American thinkers examined in this study embraced the myth of chosenness for their countries, believed that the liberties they enjoyed were inherently tied to their Protestant faith, and that it was their mission to protect and spread that faith, and its democratic fruit, at home and abroad. Each theologian in this study--Robert William Dale, Hugh Price Hughes, and Brooke Foss Westcott in England; Walter Rauschenbusch, Henry Codman Potter, and Josiah Strong in the United States--wanted, in Rauschenbusch's words, to "Christianize the social order," seeking to evolve their countries into true Christian nations that would lead to an international kingdom of God. They were all products of their time, yet ahead of their time, and their pursuit of a true, free, national Christianity helped support the development of Western democratic values. However, their belief in chosenness also fuelled imperialistic claims, neglected the rights of native peoples, led to anti-Catholicism, and hindered the religious liberties of others.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aChristianity and politics _zUnited States.
650		0	_aChristianity and politics _zGreat Britain.
650		0	_aDemocracy _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
655		0	_aElectronic books.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse, _edistributor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z1451465572 _z9781451465570
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781451469622/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
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