{"product_id":"gods-new-israel-religious-interpretations-of-american-destiny-9780807847541","title":"God's New Israel: Religious Interpretations of American Destiny","description":"The belief that America has been providentially chosen for a\u003cbr\u003especial destiny has deep roots in the country's past. As both a\u003cbr\u003estimulus of creative American energy and a source of American\u003cbr\u003eself-righteousness, this notion has long served as a motivating\u003cbr\u003enational mythology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGod's New Israel\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of thirty-one readings that trace the theme of American destiny under God through major developments in U.S. history. First published in 1971 and now thoroughly updated to reflect contemporary events, it features the words of such prominent and diverse Americans as Jonathan Edwards, Thomas Jefferson, Brigham Young, Chief Seattle, Abraham Lincoln, Frances Willard, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Ralph Reed, and Rosemary Radford Ruether. Neither a history of American religious denominations nor a history of American theology, this book is instead an illuminating look at how religion has helped shape Americans' understanding of themselves as a people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConrad Cherry is Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. His books include \"The Theology of Jonathan Edwards\" and \"Hurrying Toward Zion.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461254451474,"sku":"9780807847541","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ae16eb12-9cd0-44cf-b482-47ba1cc89f43.jpg?v=1730061231","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gods-new-israel-religious-interpretations-of-american-destiny-9780807847541","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}