Christians in the American Empire
Subtitle: Faith and Citizenship in the New World Order
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: September 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780195188097
Subjects: Christianity - History - General; History; United States - General; Religion / History; Religion; Religion - Commentaries / Reference
Description: This book challenges the argument that the United States is a Christian nation, and that the American founding and the American Constitution can be linked to a Christian understanding of the state and society. Vincent Rougeau argues that the United States has become an economic empire of consumer citizens, led by elites who seek to secure American political and economic dominance around the world. Freedom and democracy for the oppressed are the public themes put forward to justify this dominance, but the driving force behind American hegemony is the need to sustain economic growth and maintain social peace in the United States. --from publisher description.