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Jews and the American Soul: Human Nature in the Twentieth Century

ebooks Jews and the American Soul: Human Nature in the Twentieth Century by Andrew R. Heinze in History

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In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks; many of America's Christian evangelicals have denounced Islam as a "demonic" and inherently violent religion; provoking frustration among other Christian conservatives who wish to present a more appealing message to the world's Muslims. Yet as Thomas Kidd reveals in this sobering book; the conflicted views expressed by today's evangelicals have deep roots in American history. Tracing Islam's role in the popular imagination of American Christians from the colonial period to today; Kidd demonstrates that Protestant evangelicals have viewed Islam as a global threat--while also actively seeking to convert Muslims to the Christian faith--since the nation's founding. He shows how accounts of "Mahometan" despotism and lurid stories of European enslavement by Barbary pirates fueled early evangelicals' fears concerning Islam; and describes the growing conservatism of American missions to Muslim lands up through the post-World War II era. Kidd exposes American Christians' anxieties about an internal Islamic threat from groups like the Nation of Islam in the 1960s and America's immigrant Muslim population today; and he demonstrates why Islam has become central to evangelical "end-times" narratives. Pointing to many evangelicals' unwillingness to acknowledge Islam's theological commonalities with Christianity and their continued portrayal of Islam as an "evil" and false religion; Kidd explains why Christians themselves are ironically to blame for the failure of evangelism in the Muslim world. American Christians and Islam is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the causes of the mounting tensions between Christians and Muslims today.


#1557644 in Books Princeton University Press 2004-10Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 1.34 x 6.52 x 9.46l; 1.63 #File Name: 0691117551448 pages


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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Learn something new about your Jewish culture.By Pat CarrollVery good read - just rather long and time-consuming. I just took it a little at a time but learned quite a bit. Don't be in a hurry to finish it!0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy JohnReveals impacts of work upon American culture by prominent Jewish personalities with historical contexts.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy JSVery interesting take on American religious/spiritual history.

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