Inside America's Christian Schools

Inside America's Christian Schools

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  • Author: Paul F. Parsons
  • Publisher: Mercer University Press
  • ISBN: 9780865543034
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 220


One Nation Under God

One Nation Under God

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  • Author: Kevin M. Kruse
  • Publisher: Basic Books
  • ISBN: 0465040640
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 384

The provocative and authoritative history of the origins of Christian America in the New Deal era 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 and formally Christian originated in the 1930s. To fight the "slavery" of FDR's New Deal, businessmen enlisted religious activists in a campaign for "freedom under God" that culminated in the election of their ally Dwight Eisenhower in 1952. The new president revolutionized the role of religion in American politics. He inaugurated new traditions like the National Prayer Breakfast, as Congress added the phrase "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance and made "In God We Trust" the country's first official motto. Church membership soon soared to an all-time high of 69 percent. Americans across the religious and political spectrum agreed that their country was "one nation under God." Provocative and authoritative, One Nation Under God reveals how an unholy alliance of money, religion, and politics created a false origin story that continues to define and divide American politics to this day.


A Christian America Restored

A Christian America Restored

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  • Author: Robert Glenn Slater
  • Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
  • ISBN: 1532633777
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 190

Protestant evangelical Christian schools are the fastest-growing segment of American private school education. Despite their notable individual autonomy, these schools have retained a consistent belief system and mission over several decades. Private religious schools can be traced to our nation’s earliest origins. Why is it that these unique educational institutions arose in twentieth-century America and have continued to thrive? A Christian America Restored seeks to delve into the beginnings of private Christian schools and discovers that while they are relatively new on the educational landscape of America, their roots are actually quite deep, connecting with the ongoing dreams of our nation’s conservative evangelicals.


Sundays in America

Sundays in America

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  • Author: Suzanne Strempek Shea
  • Publisher: Beacon Press
  • ISBN: 9780807072240
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 334

A spirited, spiritual pilgrimage to different Christian churches for a year of Sundays-from storefronts to mega-churches, from Massachusetts to Maui When Pope John Paul II died, Suzanne Strempek Shea, who had turned away from the Catholic Church of her childhood, recognized in his mourners a faith-filled passion that she wanted to recapture. She set out on a yearlong to visit a different church every Sunday for a year-a journey that would take her through the broad spectrum of contemporary Christianity lived in this country, from her New England home to the West Coast, the Deep South, the Midwest, and even to Hawaii. Beginning with a rousing Baptist Easter service in Harlem, including a sing-along at the Cowboy Church in Colorado's Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and a multimedia experience at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church, the largest church in the country, Shea approaches each congregation with the curiosity of a newcomer and with respect for each unique expression of faith. Sundays in America weaves the threads of Christianity in America into a vibrant tapestry, an essential guide for those seeking a new house for their worship, as well as a colorful road trip for the armchair explorer.


Survival and Resistance in Evangelical America

Survival and Resistance in Evangelical America

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  • Author: Crawford Gribben
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0199370249
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 225

Over the last thirty years, conservative evangelicals have been moving to the Northwest of the United States, where they hope to resist the impact of secular modernity and to survive the breakdown of society that they anticipate. These believers have often given up on the politics of the Christian Right, adopting strategies of hibernation while developing the communities and institutions from which a new America might one day emerge. Their activity coincides with the promotion by prominent survivalist authors of a program of migration to the "American Redoubt," a region encompassing Idaho, Montana, parts of eastern Washington and Oregon, and Wyoming, as a haven in which to endure hostile social change or natural disaster and in which to build a new social order. These migration movements have independent origins, but they overlap in their influences and aspirations, working in tandem to offer a vision of the present in which Christian values must be defended as American society is rebuilt according to biblical law. This book examines the origins, evolution, and cultural reach of this little-noted migration and considers what it might tell us about the future of American evangelicalism. Drawing on Calvinist theology, the social theory of Christian Reconstruction, and libertarian politics, these believers are projecting significant soft power. Their books are promoted by leading mainstream publishers and listed as New York Times bestsellers. Their strategy is gaining momentum, making an impact in local political and economic life, while being repackaged for a wider audience in publications by a broader coalition of conservative commentators and in American mass culture. This survivalist evangelical subculture recognizes that they have lost the culture war - but another kind of conflict is beginning.


American Government for Christian Schools

American Government for Christian Schools

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  • Author: Timothy Keesee
  • Publisher: Bob Jones University Press
  • ISBN: 9781579246853
  • Category : Christianity and politics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Prepare your student for responsible citizenship with a discussion of the principles and mechanics of a constitutional republic. Material discussed includes the Constitution, in depth insights into the three branches of government, political parties, elections, foreign policy, and more, all from a biblical perspective. The material can be taught in one or two semesters. The Teacher's Edition is loaded with supplementary activity ideas, whole and half-year plans, mock Congress guidelines and reproducible handouts. - Publisher.


Christian Fundamentalism in America

Christian Fundamentalism in America

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  • Author: David S. New
  • Publisher: McFarland
  • ISBN: 0786490985
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 265

Today the United States is plagued with cultural and political polarization—the Reds and the Blues. Because religion has been of great significance in America right from the first colonists who believed themselves to be God’s chosen nation, it is not surprising that religion constitutes the basis of today’s dichotomy. The recent resurgence of Christian fundamentalism is significant for the future of America as a nation “under God.” This book examines the history of conservative American Christianity as it interacts with liberal beliefs. With the Enlightenment, the Puritan sense of mission faded, but was rekindled with the Great Awakening. This religious movement unified the colonies and provided an animating ideal which led to revolution against Britain. But soon after, the forces of liberalism made inroads, and the seeds of division were planted. This balanced account favors neither conservative nor liberal. It is history with a human touch, emphasizing personalities from Jonathan Edwards and William Jennings Bryan to David Koresh and Jim Jones.


United States history for Christian schools

United States history for Christian schools

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  • Author: Timothy Keesee
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781579246402
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

United States History (3rd ed.) recounts the story of our nation's history from its discovery and colonization up to the present day. Special attention is given to God's providence and America's Christian heritage. This high school level history textbook is presented in an engaging narrative style and seeks to bring United States history to life. - Publisher.


The American Christian Record

The American Christian Record

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  • Author: AMERICAN CHRISTIAN RECORD.
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Clergy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 732


America's Christian Heritage

America's Christian Heritage

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  • Author: Gary DeMar
  • Publisher: B&H Books
  • ISBN: 9780805430325
  • Category : Church and state
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Explores the historical record and the early documents of America in order to examine the claims that the nation was founded by Christian principles.