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Being Christian in an almost chosen nation : thinking about faith and politics / H. Stephen Shoemaker.

Author/creator Shoemaker, H. Stephen, 1948-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNashville, TN : Abingdon Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxii, 172 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents only
Subject(s)
Contents The education of a Baptist boy from the South -- America and providence -- The spiritual and political virtue of reverence -- The promise of post-Constantinian Christianity -- Fundamentalism and secularism reconsidered in our post-9/11 world -- Public church in America -- Praying with Jesus in an age of "sacred violence" -- America's role in the world -- The politics of Doomsday -- Conversing with Jesus in time of war -- "If you being evil" -- The death of Jesus, which is life to the world -- Ground Zero spirituality -- The revelatory crisis of Abu Ghraib Prison -- A deeper patriotism -- How to be Christian in an election year -- The church at prayer at election time -- The county commissioners, Roger Williams, and us -- Welcome one another.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 163-172).
LCCN 2006021138
ISBN0687334233 (binding: pbk. adhesive, perfect : alk. paper)

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