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As always, the argument is subtler than the blurb on the back side. A reviewer summarized it as follows: > In One Nation Under God, Kruse argues that the idea
by FranzFerdiNaN 6y ago
As always, the argument is subtler than the blurb on the back side.
A reviewer summarized it as follows:
> In One Nation Under God, Kruse argues that the idea of the United States as a Christian nation does not find its origins with the founding of the United States or the writing of the Constitution. Rather, the notion of America as specifically consecrated by God to be a beacon for liberty was the work of corporate and religious figures opposed to New Deal statism and interference with free enterprise.
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- AlgorithmicTime 6y agoThat's still facetious. John Winthrop's famous "City on a Hill" sermon was delivered in the 17th Century, and referenced repeatedly in at least the 19th.
- randcraw 6y agoYes. The politically popular meme "City on a Hill" connotes the role of America as a missionary leading the world to the Protestant God. This initiative got mindshare more in the 20th century than the 18th. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_upon_a_Hill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_upon_a_Hill