One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America
Description
This provocative work of history traces the modern idea of a distinctly Christian America to the economic and political struggles of the Great Depression, when corporate leaders and conservative religious activists joined forces against the New Deal. It follows how that alliance reshaped public life during the Eisenhower era, influencing national symbols, political rhetoric, civic rituals, and the growing fusion of faith with patriotism. With incisive research, the book examines the tensions between religious pluralism, individual freedom, government power, and the use of Christianity as a political identity. Its account offers a compelling reassessment of an assumed American tradition—and explains why the legacy of this manufactured consensus continues to divide the nation.
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paperback
Basic Books
Published Jan 1, 2015
352 pages
ISBN: 9780465049493
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First Published
2015
Language
eng
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