God's New Israel: Religious Interpretations of American DestinyConrad Cherry UNC Press Books, 2014-02-01 - 448 psl. The belief that America has been providentially chosen for a special destiny has deep roots in the country's past. As both a stimulus of creative American energy and a source of American self-righteousness, this notion has long served as a motivating national mythology.
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THE COLONIAL ERRAND INTO THE WILDERNESS | 25 |
REVOLUTION CONSTITUTION AND A NEW NATIONS DESTINY | 61 |
WESTWARD THE COURSE OF DESTINY | 113 |
CIVIL WAR AND NATIONAL DESTINY | 163 |
NATIONAL PROGRESS AND WEALTH | 217 |
AMERICAN DESTINY AND WORLD WAR | 267 |
CHALLENGES SINCE MIDCENTURY | 303 |
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God's New Israel Religious Interpretations of American Destiny Conrad Cherry Trumpų ištraukų rodinys - 1971 |
God's New Israel Religious Interpretations of American Destiny Conrad Cherry Trumpų ištraukų rodinys - 1971 |
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