Damned nation : hell in America from the Revolution to Reconstruction
Gin Lum, KathrynAuthor
Hell mattered in the United States' first century of nationhood. The fear of fire-and-brimstone haunted Americans and shaped how they thought about and interacted with each other and the rest of the world. 'Damned Nation' asks how and why that fear survived Enlightenment critiques that diminished its importance elsewhere.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Hell mattered in the United States' first century of nationhood. The fear of fire-and-brimstone haunted Americans and shaped how they thought about and interacted with each other and the rest of the world. 'Damned Nation' asks how and why that fear survived Enlightenment critiques that diminished its importance elsewhere.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 28, 2014).
Hell
Americans
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Christianity