Title: Pulpit politics
First published: 1997
Description: Pulpit politics discusses the manner in which nationalistic expression forged a new religious relevance to the American experience, and the extent to which these diverse styles of religious nationalism created and reflected tension in twentieth-century America.

Vinz identifies the form of American nationalism as the nationalism of messianism, but demonstrates that Protestant leadership throughout the twentieth century gave no consistent voice on what America should be messianic about, displaying a cacophonous mix of nationalistic expressions that both reflected and contributed to societal confusion.

This book enables the reader to understand the American struggle to focus on national meaning, to appreciate the long standing polarization of absolutes inherent in the American experience, and suggests potential scenarios of resolution.
Subjects: Doctrines, Religious aspects of Nationalism, Religious aspects, Christianity, Church history, History of doctrines, Nationalism, Protestant churches, History, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Protestantisme, Protestantismus, Nationalisme, Nationalismus, 11.55 Protestantism, Nationalism, united states, Nationalism, religious aspects, United states, church history, 20th century, Christianity and politics, Religion and politics
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: BR526 .V56 1997