Hellfire Nation
The Politics of Sin in American History
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Word Count
148,000 words, Guess
Page Count
592 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivehellfirenationpo00moro_575
- ISBN-139780300105179
- ISBN-100300105177
- LibraryThing105775
- Goodreads157427
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- Better World Books9780300105179
- Open LibraryOL9844441M
Classifications
- LCCE183.M873 2004
- DDC973
- LCCE183 .M873 2003
Description
"The American Constitution firmly separates church and state. Yet religion lies at the heart of American polities. How did America become a nation with the soul of a church? In Hellfire Nation, James Morone recasts American history as a moral epic. From the colonial era to the present day, Americans embraced a Providential mission, tangled with devils, and aspired to save the world.". "Moral fervor ignited our fiercest social conflicts - but it also moved dreamers to remake the nation in the name of social justice. Moral crusades inspired abolition, woman suffrage, and civil rights, even as they led Americans to hand witches, enslave Africans, and ban liquor. Today moral arguments influence everything from abortion to impeachment, from education to foreign policy."--BOOK JACKET.
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