Christopher Buck

Religious Myths and Visions of America (eBook, PDF)

How Minority Faiths Redefined America's World Role

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

At the heart of American studies is the idea of America itself. Here, Buck looks at the religious significance of America by examining those religions that have attached some kind of spiritual meaning to America. The author explores how American Protestantism-and nine minority faiths-have projected America into the mainstream of world history by defining-and by redefining-America's world role. Surveying the religious myths and visions of America of ten religions, Buck shows how minority faiths have redefined America's sense of national purpose. This book invites serious reflection on what it means to be an American, particularly from a religious perspective. Religious myths of America are thought-orienting narratives that serve as vehicles of spiritual and social truths about the United States itself. Religious visions of America are action-oriented agendas that articulate the goals to which America should aspire and the role it should play in the community of nations. Buck examines the distinctive perspectives held by ten religious traditions that inform and expand on the notion of America, and its place in the world. He covers Native American, Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Christian Identity, Black Muslim, Islamic, Buddhist, and Baha'i beliefs and invites serious reflection on what it means to be an American, particularly from a religious perspective.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313359606
• Artikelnr.: 68528625

Autorenporträt

Christopher Buck is a Pennsylvania attorney and independent scholar, who has taught at Michigan State University, Quincy University, Millikin University, and Carleton University. His publications include Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy, Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha'i Faith, Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, as well as a number of book chapters, journal articles, and encyclopedia articles.

Inhaltsangabe

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I. AMERICA: NATION and NOTION II. NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHS
AND VISIONS OF AMERICA III. PROTESTANT MYTHS AND VISIONS OF AMERICA IV.
CATHOLIC MYTHS AND VISIONS OF AMERICA V. JEWISH MYTHS AND VISIONS OF
AMERICA1 VI. MORMON MYTHS AND VISIONS OF AMERICA VII. CHRISTIAN IDENTITY
MYTHS AND VISIONS OF AMERICA VIII. BLACK MUSLIM MYTHS AND VISIONS OF
AMERICA IX. CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM MYTHS AND VISIONS OF AMERICA X. BUDDHIST
MYTHS AND VISIONS OF AMERICA XI. BAHAI MYTHS AND VISIONS OF AMERICA XII.
CONCLUSION: HOW MINORITY FAITHS REDEFINED AMERICAS WORLD ROLE REFERENCES