Christian Mentality: The Entanglements of Power, Violence and Fear (Religion in Culture) - Softcover

Mack, Burton L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845538951 ISBN 13: 9781845538958

Verlag: Routledge, 2011

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Book by Mack Burton

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'Burton Mack has produced a brilliant tour de force bringing his work in analyzing the Christian Myth to the 21st century. His work sheds new light on what shapes and drives the political discourse in the United States by tracing it back to the "Christian Mentality" that has been formed by the Christian story. Both lyrical and analytic this work will send everyone, scholars and laypeople, back to the political landscape with a new understanding of how it works and what must be done to effect real change.' Randall Reed, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Philosophy and Religion, Appalachian State University 'Burton Mack's exposure and critique of the workings of Christian mentality today as a residual cultural mentality inhibiting the exploration of more sane ways of living together in our global world joins the chorus of recent voices calling for rethinking the place of the United States in the world and restructuring its social systems in order to achieve the promise of a polycultural social democracy. It is difficult to demonstrate the pervasive influence of a mentality from within a culture, especially when it persists as a mythic grammar and social logic from a medieval world radically different from our own, but that is precisely the remarkable achievement of this book. How he does it and why it matters for unraveling the entanglements of power, violence, and fear that accompany a mindset of exceptionalism, manifest destiny, and world mission deserves the full attention of social historians, cultural critics, and alert and thoughtful citizens.' Merrill P. Miller, Emeritus Professor of Religion, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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The Christian myth is entangled with American politics, with the nation's image of its own manifest destiny. 'Christian Mentality' analyses the myths that have shaped America's collective mentality. Concepts that are taken for granted in the formation of American policy - namely power, violence and fear - are examined. The book argues that America must find an image for itself which more truly reflects its reality as a polycultural nation still struggling for social democracy. 'Christian Mentality' will be invaluable to students and scholars interested in the impact of religion on political thought

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• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1845538951
• ISBN 13: 9781845538958
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 198