Missionaries of Republicanism : a religious history of the Mexican-American War
Pinheiro, John CAuthor
The term 'manifest destiny' has traditionally been linked to U.S. westward expansion in the nineteenth century, the desire to spread republican government, and racialist theories like Anglo-Saxonism. Yet few people realise the degree to which manifest destiny and American republicanism relied on a deeply anti-Catholic civil-religious discourse.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The term 'manifest destiny' has traditionally been linked to U.S. westward expansion in the nineteenth century, the desire to spread republican government, and racialist theories like Anglo-Saxonism. Yet few people realise the degree to which manifest destiny and American republicanism relied on a deeply anti-Catholic civil-religious discourse.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 17, 2014).
Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863
Anti-Catholicism
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Religion
Regions & Countries - Americas
History & Archaeology
Philosophy & Religion
Christianity
United States - General